h ak aran ▁( M ur ali ) ▁who ▁lives ▁distant ▁from ▁the ▁family . ▁After ▁a ▁long ▁ha ul , ▁E zh uth ach an ' s ▁school ▁gets ▁the ▁official ▁permission ▁for ▁operation . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁al lies ▁clean se ▁and ▁renov ate ▁the ▁building ▁which ▁was ▁already ▁built ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁but ▁attended ▁by ▁Mad hav i ' s ▁( Ph il om ina ) ▁tired ▁buff al os . ▁To ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁good ▁news , ▁E zh uth ach an ▁and ▁his ▁al lies ▁host ▁a ▁small ▁party ▁within ▁themselves . ▁Am id st ▁the ▁j oll ity , ▁E zh uth ach an ▁dies ▁from ▁a ▁stroke . ▁Following ▁his ▁death , ▁his ▁son ▁files ▁for ▁partition ▁at ▁the ▁court ▁thereby ▁hal ting ▁the ▁school ' s ▁operation . ▁At ▁that ▁jun ct ure , ▁P . ▁K . ▁Sud h ak aran ▁( S reen ivas an ) ▁arriv es ▁at ▁the ▁village ▁only ▁to ▁know ▁that ▁the ▁school ▁has ▁halt ed ▁its ▁operation . ▁He ▁becomes ▁des perate ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁spend ▁a ▁fair ▁sum ▁of ▁money ▁for ▁the ▁teacher ' s ▁post . ▁He ▁does ▁several ▁things ▁to ▁reg ain ▁his ▁post ▁or ▁money ▁and ▁becomes ▁the ▁n id us ▁for ▁the ▁story ' s ▁pro gression . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁S reen ivas an ▁as ▁P . ▁K . ▁Sud h ak aran ▁Ned um udi ▁V enu ▁as ▁Mad hav an ▁E zh uth ach an ▁G outh ami ▁as ▁B