Her prayer at the river pond results in blossoming of Neelathamara, which takes her to cloud nine. But news of the engagement of Haridas to Ratnam comes in as a shock, which breaks her down mentally. She slowly realizes that Haridas was never serious in his affair with her and tries to overcome the grief by silently serving Ratnam, his new wife. Ratnam one day learns of the affair and, when asked, Haridas replies casually, which makes her go berserk. Ratnam orders Kunjimalu to leave the house' she accepts silently. She is taken home by Appukuttan, whom she married. Years later, Haridas is no more and both ladies have matured. The film ends with Kunjimalu once again with full heart preparing to take care of the octogenarian mother of Haridas. Cast Archana Kavi as Kunjimalu (Old Film - Ambika) Kailash as Haridas (Old Film - Ravi Kumar) Samvrutha Sunil as Rathnam (Old Film - Bhavani) Amala Paul as Beena Tony Kattukaran as Anand Rima Kallingal as Shaarathe Ammini (Old Film - Jayaragini) Sreedevi Unni as Maluamma (Old Film - Santha Devi) Suresh Nair as Appukuttan (Old Film - Sathar) Joy Mathai as Achuthan Nair (Old Film - Bahadoor) Jaya Menon as Elder Rethnam Parvathi T. as Elder Kunjimalu Mullanezhi as the old man sitting under the banyan tree Production Neelathamara, though was announced as a remake of the old film with the same name, had several changes. While the old film was a love story between Kunjimalu and Haridas, the remake focused more on the contemporary lives of both Ratnam and Kunjimalu. M. T. Vasudevan Nair himself re-worked on the script. This film had mostly newcomers, which was more like an experiment by Lal Jose. The camera work by Vijay Ulaganath was well appreciated. The performance of Archana Kavi also received positive remarks from both critics and masses. This was actress Amala Paul's first film. Her next release was her debut as Anaka in Tamil; the critically acclaimed and box office hit Tamil film Mynaa. The main villain role was played by Suresh Nair, the younger brother of Ambika, which was originally portrayed by Sathar. Noted Malayalam Poet and Lyricist Mullanezhi played a small role, as an old man sitting under the banyan tree near the temple. Soundtrack This film features a successful soundtrack composed by Vidyasagar with lyrics penned by Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma. Vijay Prakash, famous through recent