and that her sister was murdered by a Mallikettu Policeman (Sharat Sexena) who is also her brother-in-law. During this time, they develop feelings for each other. Upon returning to Manikyan's village, Sreekrishnan proposes to her and plans to marry her. Manikyan is unable to resist as Sreekrishnan is like an elder brother to him. But Karthumpi opposes it. When Sreekrishnan gets to know about this, he becomes furious and sees Manikyan as his rival and tries to take revenge. One day, The Mallikettu policeman arrives and attacks Sreekrishnan. Manikyan interferes and engages in a duel with the policeman. Manikyan wins the duel. The policeman faints and Manikyan warns him that he would chop his limbs off the next time. Another day, Appakala spreads lies that Manikyan murdered Sreekrishnan upon finding his flip-flop and towel in the pond. Manikyan tries to prove his innocence to his father and mother, but they don't believe him. Karthumpi feels sympathetic towards Manikyan. Manikyan runs into Appakala and is furious with Appakala spreading lies about him. They both engage in a fight. The townsfolk chases Manikyan and Karthumpi through the woods and the water and through a dusty road. Finally, Sreekrishnan appears and everyone stops chasing. Everyone in town realizes that Appakalan has fooled them all. He is punished by making him do sit ups in front of everyone. Sreekrishnan realizes his mistakes and marries the woman who loved him for so long and also reconciles with Manikyan as he unites with Karthumpi. Cast Mohanlal as Manikyan Shobhana as Karthumpi Nedumudi Venu as Sreekrishnan Thampuran Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Yeshodhamma KPAC Lalitha as Karthu Sukumari as Ginjimooda Gandhari Sreenivasan as Appakkala Sankaradi as Kannayyan Kuthiravattom Pappu as Chakkutty Geetha Vijayan as Chinnu Nandhu as Thimmayan Sonia as Kuyilu Khadeeja as Aadivasi Sharat Saxena as Mallikkettu Soundtrack R. D. Burman was initially signed in as the music composer for the film, as revealed by Burman himself in an interview to journalists in Cochin, during his visit to the city, just a few weeks before his death. But he died before he could complete the compositions of the film and was later replaced. Berny-Ignatius was accused for plagiarism for at least three of the songs in the film. The song "Ente Manasinoru Naanam" is said to be an adaptation of the popular Hindi classic "Piya Milanko Jaana", sung by Pankaj Mullick. Another song in the film, "Nila Pongal"