Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of Arappavan (1961)

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Jan 25, 2012, 4:41:18 AM (13 years ago)

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Arappavan (1961)

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+== Arappavan ==
+aka Half a Sovereign
+1961 158’ b&w Malayalam
+
+d K. Shankar pc Seva Films p K. Kumar
+s/lyr Kothamangalam Sadanandan c Thambu
+m G.K. Venkatesh
+lp Sathyan, Prem Nawaz, Kalakkal Kumaran,
+S.P. Pillai, T.S. Muthaiah, G.K. Pillai,
+Sreenarayana Pillai, Kothamangalam
+Sadanandan, Pattom Sadan, Sulochana, Ambika
+
+Set in the working-class milieu of toddy tappers
+and coir workers in Kerala. Paramu, the son of
+a toddy tapper, marries Kallu, a woodcutter’s
+daughter. As Kallu did not bring the promised
+dowry of half a sovereign, Paramu’s
+domineering mother harasses the new bride
+until she returns to her own parents and the
+lovers are reduced to meeting on the sly until
+the dowry issue has been settled. Kallu
+becomes pregnant and a local toddy-shop
+owner tries to rape her, resulting in rumours in
+the village that her child is illegitimate. When
+Kallu’s brother returns having earned the
+money for her dowry, he rejects his sister and
+Kallu commits suicide. The grim melodrama,
+realistically filmed, was not successful on its
+initial release.