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Neelapponmaan
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Directed by Kunchacko
Written by P. K. Sarangapani
Screenplay byP. K. Sarangapani
Produced byKunchacko
Starring Prem Nazir
KPAC Lalitha
Adoor Bhasi
Sreelatha Namboothiri
Cinematography Marcus Bartley
Edited byT. R. Sekhar
Music by Salil Chowdhary
Production
company
Excel Productions
Distributed byExcel Productions
Release date
  • 1 August 1975 (1975-08-01)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Neelapponmaan is a 1975 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed and produced by Kunchacko. The film stars Prem Nazir, KPAC Lalitha, Adoor Bhasi and Sreelatha Namboothiri in the lead roles. The film has very low quality of making, screenplay, as well as acting compared to the deep and touching musical score by Salil Chowdhary. [1]

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Plot

Ivano is an earnest Russian (Soviet) scientist who has come down to stay in a forested area in Thekkady, Kerala to research on finding a cure for snakebites. A bold and bubbly maiden Veluthamma attracts his attention when she bravely captures a king cobra which he uses to develop his cure. The local zamindar Sankara Prabhu hosts Ivano with the intention of getting him to marry one of his daughters and thereby capture the riches to be brought by the cure. He enlists Dr. Pavithran who is set to marry his other daughter as Ivano's assistant, for this purpose.

Meanwhile, Veluthamma who is destined by her parents to marry her dumb fiancée Pappy is naturally attracted to the sophisticated and kind Ivano, much to the upset of both poor Pappy as well as Sankara Prabhu.

When Ivano succeeds in creating his magic cures that can bring back even dead people, they run out of options to test it as nobody dares. Veluthamma is the only one who bravely consents to be tested, touching Ivano deeply, and he refrains from such an illegal activity.

Though Sankara Prabhu and his greedy daughters try their best to entice Ivano to an alliance, Ivano makes it clear that he intents his wife to be a working professional and one who does service to society. Disappointed, as a back up plan, Sankara Prabhu connives with Dr. Pavithran to steal the cure in case Ivano does not marry his daughter.

Meanwhile Dr. Pavithran, who was initially in on Sankara Prabhu's devious plans, gets a change of heart and declines to forfeit his ethics as a doctor. This devastates Sankara Prabhu as now, both his Plan A as well as B are foiled.

At this point, Veluthamma is accidentally bitten by a cobra and brought to Ivano's lab, where he immediately proceeds to administer the cure to her. However a bitter and cruel Sankara Prabhu replaces the cure, and Ivano is shocked to see that his cure suddenly does not work.

While everyone is aggrieved to realise that Veluthamma will die, her fiancée Pappy, in his heartbroken bitterness, kicks the captured cobra's glass case, shattering it, and in a poetic twist of fate, the escaped cobra bites Sankara Prabhu's daughter Urmila. Panicked and brought to his knees by God's own hands, Sankara Prabhu is forced to confess what he did and bring up the original bottle of cure so that his daughter may live. Ivano immediately saves Urmila, and then attempts to save Veluthamma too, though it has become risky as time has passed.

Ivano's nightmare during this period of waiting shows Veluthamma dying and being cremated with a heartbreaking note. However, in reality, Veluthamma responds to the cure and lives again. The film ends on a note by Ivano that he is satisfied and that he will stay in the country now.

Cast

Soundtrack

All lyrics are written by Vayalar Ramavarma; all music is composed by Salil Chowdhury

Track listing [2]
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Kaadu Karuthakaadu" K. J. Yesudas, Choir  
2."Kanneerilente Manthoni" (Bit)K. J. Yesudas 
3."Kannil Meenaadum" S. Janaki, B. Vasantha 
4."Kilu Kilum"S. Janaki 
5."Poomaala Poonkuzhali" (Kilu Kilum)S. Janaki 
6."Russian Song"  
7."Theyyam Theyyam Thare" P. Susheela, P. Jayachandran, Choir 

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References

  1. ↑ "Neelapponmaan". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "നീലപ്പൊന്മാന്‍ (1975)". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 6 October 2014.


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