Agniputhri (1967)

7.0/10 144 min Drama

Overview

The respectable college teacher Rajan (Nazir) marries Sindhu (Sheela), the orphaned inmate of a home for destitutes. The feudal conservative hypocrisies of the hero’s family are graphically criticised: Rajan’s cousin Chandran admits he once had sex with Sindhu, and Rajan’s snooty brother, the doctor Jayadev, fathered Sindhu’s daughter Bindu. Sindhu further confesses on her wedding night that she suffers from venereal disease.

Cast

Prem Nazir

Rajendran

Sheela

Sindhu

T R Omana

Muthassi

T. S. Muthaiah

Dr. Jayadevan

Aranmula Ponnamma

Saraswathi

Usharani

Bindu

Meena

T. K. Balachandran

Balachandran

Adoor Bhasi

Dance Master Parvathidas

Bahadoor

Appunni Nair

S. P. Pillai

Adukkalakkaran Embranthiri

Kaduvakulam Antony

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