wife and daughter. The movie ends with a note which indicates that Bhaskaran too has found his true love in the dance teacher, Parvathi. Cast Sreenivasan as thattan Bhaskharan Shari as Parvathi Jayaram as Pavithran Urvashi as Snehalatha Innocent as P. V. Panicker K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Bhagiradhi Jagathi Sreekumar as the Velichappadu Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Pappi Sankaradi as Madhavan Nair Karamana Janardanan Nair as Hajiyar Parvathy as Khalmayi, Hajiyar's wife Mamukkoya as Abubakr Krishnan Kutty Nair as Gopalan Philomina as Bhaskaran's mother Shyama as Savithry Aloor Elsy as Devayani Soundtrack The music was composed by Johnson with lyrics by O. N. V. Kurup. Awards Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Urvashi Trivia This movie was initially titled Ponmutta Idunna Thattaan(പൊന്മുട്ടയിടുന്ന തട്ടാൻ) (the goldsmith who lays the golden eggs). This was later changed after severe protests from the goldsmith community in Kerala. This movie was shot in a village called Thanneercode near Thrithala (തൃത്താല) in Palakkad District of Kerala. This film was remade in Hindi as Dus Tola. starring Manoj Bajpai in Sreenivasan's role. This film is distributed by Warner Bros. References External links 1980s Malayalam-language films 1988 films Films directed by Sathyan Anthikad Films with screenplays by Sreenivasan Films shot in Palakkad Films shot in Thrissur Malayalam films remade in other languages Films scored by Johnson