to her gratitude towards Mother and her sponsor. So as a final meeting she sees Roy and tells him about this and that she cannot see him anymore. She also meets Baby and tells him everything including that she is an orphan and that she is going to be a nun. He, however, still was willing to marry her but she tells him that she is in love with someone else and he did not accept her so she decided to become a nun. He insists her on telling him who he is and she tells him that it is Roy. At this news he goes to Roy's office and shouts at him for what he did. But as a last wish she wants to see her unknown sponsor who has blessed her all her life with what she would have never had. Mother Superior meets Roy and discloses Sherly's wish to meet her sponsor before she leaves for Italy, however he refuses. Mother Superior handles over a letter from Sherly, for the very first time without their censoring and leaves. But just before leaving, Sherly is told that her sponsor will meet her. She rushes down the orphanage corridor to find Roy. Cast Mammootty as Roy Varghese Shobhana as Sherly Lalu Alex as Alex Rahman as Baby Seema as Dr. Elsie George Sabitha Anand as Mercy Unni Mary as Anne, Alex's wife Sukumari as Roy's mother Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Mother Superior Bahadoor as Mathappan Release The film was released on 27 July 1984. Box office The film was commercial success. Soundtrack S. Janaki won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer ( Female ) for the song "Kasthuriman Kurunne". The song "Oru Madhura Kinavin" was remixed and used in the Prithviraj Sukumaran starring Teja Bhai and Family (2011), sung by Vijay Yesudas, whose father had sung the original. Remake Kanamarayathu was remade in Hindi as Anokha Rishta in 1986 starring Rajesh Khanna and Smita Patil. References External links 1984 films 1980s Malayalam-language films Films with screenplays by Padmarajan Malayalam films remade in other languages Films directed by I. V. Sasi Films scored by Shyam (composer) Sexuality and age in fiction