Chechi is a 1950 Indian Malayalam film, directed by T Janaki Ram and produced by Swami Narayanan. The film stars Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair and Miss Kumari in lead roles. It is the debut film of music director G. K. Venkatesh, playback singer T. A. Lakshmi and director T. Janakiram. It is remembered for the classical-based song "Kalitha kalamaya Kailasavasa".
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Vendor Kutty (Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair), a wealthy villager, is jealous and scheming to marry his daughter Lucy (Shanthi) to the richest bachelor of the town. He is, however jealous of Luke (T. S. Muthiah), the neighbour, who is kind-hearted village school teacher and has a daughter Chinnamma (Miss Kumari), of marriageable age.
It tells about sage Sandipani’s hermitage where Krishna and Kuchela are students and close friends. The difference in social status, caste or creed does not come in the way of their friendship. After leaving the hermitage they lose contact with each other. Krishna becomes the king of Dwaraka, while Kuchela struggles to make ends meet with a huge family. His worship of Krishna causes enmity with the king Sisupala. As requested by his wife Suseela, Kuchela decides to visit his old friend. For him it was a chance to renew their friendship than asking for assistance. Kuchela gets a warm welcome at Dwaraka but forgets to ask what he actually wanted. To his astonishment Krishna sends him back empty handed. But when Kuchela returns home he finds that his modest hut has miraculously been turned into a palace. The Lord had showered prosperity on his family even without asking for it.
Directed byRamu Kariat GenresDrama, Romance ActorsPrem Nazir, Jayabharathi, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Sankaradi, Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, Adoor Bhasi Rating64% The film portrays the life of "Adiyar" community, a tribe whose ways of life belongs to centuries ago. They live in the Wayanad hills in the deep Kerala forests. The film envelopes the passions, superstitions, religious practices, customs, and the servility and exploitation the tribal people endure. The film is narrated through the observations of an outsider.