Gopi

Gopi

Born: November 8, 1937
Died: January 29, 2008
in Trivandrum, Travancore, British India
Gopinathan Velayudhan Nair, also known as Bharat Gopi, was an Indian film actor, producer, and director. He was one of the first actors to be associated with the New Wave cinema movement in Kerala during the 1970s.

He has won many awards, including the National Film Award for Best Actor for his role as Sankarankutty in Kodiyettam (1977). His well-known roles include Aiyappan in Yavanika, Vasu Menon in Palangal, Prof. "Shakespeare" Krishna Pillai in Kattathe Kilikoodu, Dushasana Kurup in Panchavadi Palam, Nandagopal in Ormakkayi, Mammachan in Adaminte Vaariyellu, Shankaran in Chidambaram and Krishnan Raju in Aghaat.

He has directed four movies including Ulsavapittennu (1989) and Yamanam (1991). He also produced the movie Padheyam (1993) directed by Bharathan. In 1991 the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri for his contributions towards the arts.

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Aakasha Gopuram
Title: Aakasha Gopuram
Character: Abraham
Released: August 22, 2008
Type: Movie
The film, in Malayalam and made by the Indian film maker K P Kumaran, AkashaGopuram is set among the Indian immigrant community in London and tells the story of Albert Samson (Mohanlal), a middle-aged architect who has clawed his way to prominence.
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Dae! Ingottu Nokkiye...
Title: Dae! Ingottu Nokkiye...
Released: April 17, 2008
Type: Movie
The film is about Vettikadu Sivan (Jayasurya), a young, intelligent man who sets out on a mission to settle a score and give a peace of mind to his uncle Vettikadu Sadasivan (Jagathy Sreekumar) who is the chief minister of the state. To do this, Sivan hatches a plan to get the twin brother of Sadasivan who is settled in Gujarat and is an ordinary banana seller and a bit on the lesser side of intelligence.
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Paradesi
Title: Paradesi
Released: October 15, 2007
Type: Movie
The film talks the issue of Indian citizens who left the country before independence in search of job, mostly to Arabia, and happened to reach Pakistan, and then when returned to the homeland, happened to be holding a Pakistani passport, and now is forced by the Indian authorities to leave the nation to Pakistan, which even the Pakistani authorities won't allow.
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Nasrani
Title: Nasrani
Character: Narayana Swamy
Released: October 12, 2007
Type: Movie
Nasrani takes us to the Kottayam belt, where rich rubber planters and estate owners live. One such rich planter is David John Kottarathil, popularly known as DK. DK spends most of his time at the Cosmo Club, where he is the secretary too. He has his say over all spheres of human activity. He is respected and feared too.
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Nivedyam
Title: Nivedyam
Released: September 1, 2007
Type: Movie
Nivedyam tells the life of Mohana Krishnan, who is an outspoken Brahmin guy who is presently into carpentry work to keep his family composed of his widowed mother and sister.
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Rasathanthram
Title: Rasathanthram
Character: Balan Master
Released: April 7, 2006
Type: Movie
Rasathanthram tells the story of Premachandaran(Mohanlal)  who is a carpenter with a few secrets and lives along with his father Balan Master(Bharath Gopi) and works along with his friend Manikandan (Innocent). They are now working in a house near the house of a rich landlord. Kanmani (Meera Jasmine), who was sold by her mother works in that house as a servant and is ill-treated.One night, Premachandran goes to his workplace to take his tools. He sees Kanmani moving out of the house and gets puzzled. He follows her. She was on the verge on committing suicide. he decides to save her from the hell and promises her a job somewhere far away.But the police are looking for her everywhere and he had to hide her somehow. That is when they chance upon the idea of disguising her as a man. Kanmani fall in love with Premachandran but he doesn’t reciprocate—she couldn’t understand why
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Wanted
Title: Wanted
Character: Anu's Father
Released: July 1, 2004
Type: Movie
Wanted movie revolves around Unni, Nandu, Mani and Chupran who are friends who are unemployed but have a lot of liabilities in life. Unni aspires to become a police officer while Nandu wants to go to the Middle East. Mani is a loner who is willing to take any risk in life to make fast money and Chupran is taunted by his parents at home.
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Ek Alag Mausam
Title: Ek Alag Mausam
Released: January 1, 2003
Type: Movie
A movie about an Indian woman who finds out that she is HIV positive.
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Dubai
Title: Dubai
Character: Joseph Pandala
Released: August 14, 2001
Type: Movie
Major Ravi, who tries to expose the evil plans of a politician, is framed in a murder. Upon release, he moves to Dubai and becomes a business tycoon; however, his rivals are out to destroy his empire.
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Susanna
Title: Susanna
Released: July 1, 2000
Type: Movie
Susanna, a sex worker, earns money by being with five different men at the same time. Fortunately, the people around her do not judge her actions and find solace in her presence.
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Devadasi
Title: Devadasi
Character: Shanta Ram
Released: September 12, 1999
Type: Movie
Using Devadasi, a magical weapon, Kay and his companion fight an evil force that is on the verge of destroying the human race.
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Samantharangal
Title: Samantharangal
Character: Musaliyar
Released: November 12, 1998
Type: Movie
A story of a father and Son and their family , Ismail ( Bharat Balachandra Menon ) is a hardworking , sincere and straight forward station master , he likes to lead a simple life , but his son Najeeb ( Rajesh Rajan ) 18 but yet not matured of his age dreams of making money and want to lead a business life . He once happens to request 10,000Rs for opening a telephone booth . His father asks him to have his studies completed and then he would offer . But Najeeb becomes irritated on his father's advise and leaves home to join Politics with local Political Leader Sai kumar . In Politics Najeeb could meet his aims and becomes popular in the country .
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Elavamkodu Desam
Title: Elavamkodu Desam
Character: Agnisarmman
Released: June 22, 1998
Type: Movie
When Jathavedan is invited to a princely state, he comes to know that the king of the region has acquired the throne through evil means. He decides to raise an army and fight against him.
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Kaikkudanna Nilavu
Title: Kaikkudanna Nilavu
Released: May 21, 1998
Type: Movie
Mahi and his family shelters Veni after her grandfather's death. He also tries to find Veni's boyfriend who is missing.
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Thalolam
Title: Thalolam
Character: Tathamangalam
Released: January 1, 1998
Type: Movie
Haridas leaves his daughter in Sankaran Unni's care and goes to Paris. The child dies and 16 years later when Haridas returns, Sankaran Unni is forced to present his daughter as Haridas'.
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Ormakalundayirikkanam
Title: Ormakalundayirikkanam
Character: Tharakan
Released: September 29, 1995
Type: Movie
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Agnidevan
Title: Agnidevan
Character: K. K. Menon
Released: July 4, 1995
Type: Movie
Agnidevan is a 1995 Malayalam film directed by Venu Nagavalli. The film stars Mohanlal, Revathi Menon, Devan and Bharath Gopi in lead roles.
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Vishnu
Title: Vishnu
Character: Judge
Released: July 14, 1994
Type: Movie
Jaishankar sends away his son Vijay out of fear of the greedy relative Thalaivasal. When Vijay returns after a long time, Thalaivasal assigns him the job of killing Jaishankar's son, unaware of his real identity.
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Vardhakya Puranam
Title: Vardhakya Puranam
Character: Rajani's Father
Released: April 10, 1994
Type: Movie
Omanakuttan Pillai, Cherian Thomas and Mahendran Thambi are retired citizens. In order to keep themselves busy, they decide to set up a drama troupe.
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Padheyam
Title: Padheyam
Character: K. V. Raghavan
Released: November 21, 1993
Type: Movie
Chandradas, a renowned poet, accidentally meets his estranged teenage daughter, Harita. After great effort, he is able to take his daughter to his ancestral home. But Harita's past haunts her.
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Udayam Padinjaru
Title: Udayam Padinjaru
Character: Thambi
Released: September 3, 1986
Type: Movie
Happily married, Lakshmi and Menon live in the US with their three children. However, when Lakshmi sees her husband with a foreign woman, she becomes determined to end her marriage and raise her kids by herself.
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Ice Cream
Title: Ice Cream
Character: Viswantha Panicker
Released: August 29, 1986
Type: Movie
Two teenagers escape from an institution and are on the run having fun all along. Their paths cross with two elderly friends and they join in their adventures.
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Revathikkoru Pavakkutty
Title: Revathikkoru Pavakkutty
Character: Balan Menon
Released: July 4, 1986
Type: Movie
Revathi's parents separated when she was young, and she was raised by her mother who taught her that her father was a bad man. Years later , with her father sick, he send's a last wish to see his daughter. Revathi refuses to go , so her orphan friend goes in a her place without her knowing to fulfill his wish.
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Meenamasathile Suryan
Title: Meenamasathile Suryan
Character: School Teacher
Released: May 28, 1986
Type: Movie
Four bachelors struggle to overcome obstacles that come their way when they fight against the British to attain India's independence.
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Karimpin Poovinakkare
Title: Karimpin Poovinakkare
Character: Chellannan
Released: November 14, 1985
Type: Movie
The film revolves around the life and revenge of a few villagers against each other.
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Kanathaya Penkutty
Title: Kanathaya Penkutty
Character: Devadas Menon
Released: November 10, 1985
Type: Movie
A girl goes missing after escaping from a bus accident. Her family and the police try to make sense of what happened to her.
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Puli Varunne Puli
Title: Puli Varunne Puli
Character: Chairman
Released: November 1, 1985
Type: Movie
A political satire about the corrupt political leaders and the affinity to get rich through any means.
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Gayathridevi Ente Amma
Title: Gayathridevi Ente Amma
Character: Mahadevan Thampi
Released: November 1, 1985
Type: Movie
Appu's father lies to him that his mother is dead. Devoid of a mother's love, Appu resorts to smoking and drinking until he learns that she's still alive.
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Irakal
Title: Irakal
Character: Cardinal
Released: September 17, 1985
Type: Movie
Mathews, a ruthless rubber baron, is involved in various criminal activities. Baby, Mathews' son, begins to turn violent due to the environment he has grown up in, causing Mathews to repent his deeds.
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Aghaat
Title: Aghaat
Character: Krishnan Raju
Released: August 29, 1985
Type: Movie
Madhav Verma is an honest and straight-forward union representative at Shivalik Engineering Works. His position and effectiveness is challenged when Chhotelal is injured. Krishnan Raju is the rival union leader whose methods are completely opposite to Madhav's ideals. The two unions clash on the Chhotelal's compensation issue. The climax shows Madhav Verma using the same exact tactics of his rival against them.
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Chidambaram
Title: Chidambaram
Character: Mohandas
Released: March 8, 1985
Type: Movie
Chidambaram is based on a short story by noted Malayalam writer C. V. Shriraman. The film is a deeply symbolic exploration of the man-woman attraction leading to betrayal and eventually to the purgatory of guilt.
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Punnaram Cholli Cholli
Title: Punnaram Cholli Cholli
Character: Krishnankutty
Released: January 11, 1985
Type: Movie
Biju (Rahman) spends his vacation in his father's ancestral village. Krishnankutty (Gopi) and Sivaraman (Nedumudi), the caretakers of his father's property siphons off the produce from the land without Biju's knowledge. Meanwhile Vinodini (Zareena Wahab) comes to the village as a bank officer. Biju and Vinodini become friends and she considers him like a brother to her.
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Akkare
Title: Akkare
Character: Gopi
Released: October 14, 1984
Type: Movie
Gopi is having a moderate but highly respected life as a Tehsildar(regional land and tax officer) but his wife wants more.
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Panchavadi Palam
Title: Panchavadi Palam
Character: Dussasanan Pillai
Released: September 28, 1984
Type: Movie
A henpecked politician wants his name attached to a new bridge, even if that means destroying another, perfectly serviceable bridge.
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Aduthaduthu
Title: Aduthaduthu
Character: Fr. Augustine Kuriappalli
Released: September 25, 1984
Type: Movie
Ayyappan Pillai (Karamana Janardanan Nair) & Thankappan Pillai (Thilakan), friends, neighbors & business partners, plans to have Thankappan's son Raju (Rahman) marry Ayyappan's daughter Radha (Ahalya). However, their kids, both of whom who were in love with someone else, blocks the marriage by causing misunderstandings between their families. But when Raju's & Radha's romances fail & they fall in love with each other, now they have to reunite their warring families, for them to unite themselves.
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Appunni
Title: Appunni
Character: Ayyappan Nair
Released: July 4, 1984
Type: Movie
Appunni and Ammukutty are lovers from childhood. Ammukutty's father Ayyappan Nair arranges her marriage with a rich school teacher, Menon Mash. Ammukutty is happy to break her relationship with Appunni and get married to the rich Menon Mash.
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Aarorumariyathe
Title: Aarorumariyathe
Character: Stephen George
Released: April 28, 1984
Type: Movie
Professor Panicker sets out on a trip with his two friends, Varma and Stephen. Among the three, Stephen is a bachelor. Troubles shoot up when Varma tries to find a girl to share his bed.
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Adaminte Vaariyellu
Title: Adaminte Vaariyellu
Character: Mamachan
Released: April 21, 1984
Type: Movie
Story of three women who are subjected to various forms of patriarchy and exploitation by the men around them and the society at large.
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April Pathinettu
Title: April Pathinettu
Released: April 11, 1984
Type: Movie
April 18 is a 1984 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Balachandramenon and produced by Augustine Prakash. The film stars Balachandramenon, Shobhana, Adoor Bhasi and Bharath Gopi in lead roles.
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Aksharangal
Title: Aksharangal
Character: V. P. Menon
Released: March 9, 1984
Type: Movie
Jayadevan, a popular writer, though married to Bharathi, is in love with Geetha. When he suddenly falls ill, Geetha takes care of him till his last day.
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Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla
Title: Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla
Character: Bharath Gopi
Released: November 25, 1983
Type: Movie
A group of frustrated youngsters kidnap the famous Malayalam actor Prem Nazir from his film shooting set. Shockwaves are felt across Kerala and it soon becomes the one thing that everyone's talking about. The film is a satire that discusses how the society deals with this news and the events that follow.
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Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback
Title: Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback
Character: Suresh Babu
Released: November 12, 1983
Type: Movie
Lekha is an aspiring actress who becomes successful and very popular. One day, she commits suicide! Why?
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Asthram
Title: Asthram
Character: Capt. C. S. Nair
Released: November 9, 1983
Type: Movie
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Sandhya Mayangum Neram
Title: Sandhya Mayangum Neram
Character: Balagangadhara Menon
Released: September 9, 1983
Type: Movie
Deals with the emotions of a judge in his retirement years
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Ente Mamattukkuttiyammakku
Title: Ente Mamattukkuttiyammakku
Character: Vinod
Released: July 4, 1983
Type: Movie
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Kattathe Kilikkoodu
Title: Kattathe Kilikkoodu
Character: Prof. 'Shakespeare' Krishna Pillai
Released: July 4, 1983
Type: Movie
Kattathe Kilikkoodu movie is a story about an unhappy marriage that unravels in a bad way.
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Oru Swakaryam
Title: Oru Swakaryam
Released: March 18, 1983
Type: Movie
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Eettillam
Title: Eettillam
Character: Moitheen Bava
Released: March 18, 1983
Type: Movie
Abida hails from a poor family and lives with her grandfather. However, she falls in love with a man who she thinks will change their lives for the better, unaware of the secrets he hides.
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Rachana
Title: Rachana
Character: Sreeprasad
Released: March 10, 1983
Type: Movie
Rachana is a 1983 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Mohan and produced by Sivan Kunnampilly. The film stars Srividya, Nedumudi Venu, Bharath Gopi and Mammootty in lead roles. The film had musical score by MB Sreenivasan.Bharath Gopi won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film.
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Marmaram
Title: Marmaram
Character: Nirmala's Husband
Released: November 5, 1982
Type: Movie
A Headmaster falls in love with a Music teacher whose husband was a political activist.
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Ormakkayi
Title: Ormakkayi
Character: Nandan
Released: October 10, 1982
Type: Movie
Susanna (Madhavi) is released from jail after five years for the accidental murder of a pop singer. She reflects on the events that led up to the tragic event. Bharath Gopi plays the role of Nandu, a deaf and dumb sculptor and Susanna's husband.
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Novemberinte Nashtam
Title: Novemberinte Nashtam
Character: Meera's Father
Released: August 27, 1982
Type: Movie
The movie is about a girl's emotional turmoil after a breakup and her ever supportive brother and how they try to get through the difficult period.
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Yavanika
Title: Yavanika
Character: Tablist Aiyappan
Released: April 30, 1982
Type: Movie
Ayyappan, a tabla player of a touring drama group, goes missing. Later on, Sub-Inspector Jacob Eeraly is assigned to investigate the case and finds out disturbing truths.
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Vida Parayum Munpe
Title: Vida Parayum Munpe
Character: Dr. Thomas
Released: September 10, 1981
Type: Movie
Xavier, a stenographer, finds himself terminated after his boss learns that he lied to him for a leave. However, when the boss learns that Xavier is a cancer patient, he regrets his decision.
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Kallan Pavithran
Title: Kallan Pavithran
Character: Mamachan
Released: June 26, 1981
Type: Movie
Pavithran is a petty thief who wants to regain his lost image. He asks mill owner Mamachan for a job, but is turned down. However, a robbery in Mamachan's house changes Pavithran's life forever.
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Palangal
Title: Palangal
Character: Vasu Menon
Released: June 25, 1981
Type: Movie
Usha (Zarina Wahab) comes to her sister's house for relief from a terrible tragedy of her life which is the accidental death of her lover Ravi played by Shankar. In the new place, she meets Ramankutty, played by Nedumudi Venu, who is the friend of Vasu Menon (Bharath Gopi), husband of her sister. Their friendship eventually turns into love, but Ramankutty's mother does not allow this proposal. Usha slowly realizes that Vasu Menon's feelings for her are wayward, but she does not tell her sister as she fears that this will ruin their family. So Usha decides to go back to her home, on the way she meets Ramankutty, who has convinced his mother about marrying Usha.
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Arising from the Surface
Title: Arising from the Surface
Character: Ramesh
Released: February 17, 1980
Type: Movie
Taking an experimental approach to the relationship between the written text and moving image, Mani Kaul has a series of texts read aloud in voice-overs (poetry, essays, and stories), while the characters within the texts walk through real or imaginary landscapes.
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Peruvazhiyambalam
Title: Peruvazhiyambalam
Character: Tea Shop Owner
Released: August 6, 1979
Type: Movie
Peruvazhiyambalam is a 1979 Malayalam film directed by P. Padmarajan based on his novel of the same name. It marked Padmarajan's directorial debut and the acting debut for Ashokan who plays the central character Raman. The film is an incisive examination of how violence or totalitarianism works in our society; it dealt with disturbing questions relating to masculinity and how people adore and dread it at the same time. The Hindu described this film as one of the finest films in Malayalam. It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam. The film was included in IBN Live's list of 100 greatest Indian films of all time.
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Kodiyettam
Title: Kodiyettam
Character: Sankaran Kutty
Released: May 12, 1978
Type: Movie
Sankarankutty, a village simpleton, lives a carefree life, indulges in childish pursuits, lives off the money given to him by his sister (working elsewhere as a servant), and eats quite voraciously. Then one day he gets married, but the wife is frustrated by his aimless lifestyle & irresponsible attitude (even after she gets pregnant). So she goes back to her parents. Meanwhile, his sister who is now living with her lover, can no longer provide for him, and a kind widow who used to care for him passes away. He has nowhere & nobody to fall back on, and from this point on, as he starts a job as assistant to a lorry driver, he starts looking at life in a whole new way and begins to mature as well.
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The Circus Tent
Title: The Circus Tent
Character: Circus Manager
Released: January 18, 1978
Type: Movie
Across a dirt road, the circus truck comes to a village. The tent goes up. Schoolboys run to the tent. Village women come and watch an acrobat roll a hoop across a tightrope. A lion leaps from the edge of one stool - across darkness - on to another stool. A gap-toothed old woman gazes at a goat on a tight rope; her eyes are wide with curiosity. For three days the circus makes small ripples in the life of this village. Municipal permits are required. At a toddy shop, a soldier befriends the circus strongman; a pump attendant sits on a rock each day watching a village girl bathe and dry her hair. The dwarf brings back to the circus a watermelon larger than his head. In the film's three days, we, the viewers, learn the geography of the village: the banyan treewith leaves like transparent film, the shining water, the light on the sand at sunset. When the circus leaves the village, it leaves us. The narrative says: The circus comes and leaves; life goes on.
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Swayamvaram
Title: Swayamvaram
Character: The dismissed employee
Released: November 23, 1972
Type: Movie
Vishwam and Sita, who resist the opposition from their families, elope and marry. The unemployed couple begin a happier married life, but soon land in a sea of perils without a source of income.