Manssinte Theerdha Yathra is a 1981 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Thamban. The film stars Shubha, Sukumaran, MG Soman and Jagathy Sreekumar in lead roles. The film had musical score by MB Sreenivasan.
Soudamini(Lakshmi) and Sarada are daughters of feudal lord Kuruppu (Adoor Bhasi) in the village. Soudamini is in love with Sasi (MG Soman), son of their caretaker. Kuruppu comes to know about their relation and forbids his daughter from meeting Sasi. He also arranges Soudamini's wedding with Ramachandran (Sukumaran), an engineer. Soudamini decides to elope with Sasi, however, her sister Sarada convinces Soudamini not to go for the sake of their family. Soudamini and Ramachandran gets married, while a disheartened Sasi watches in pain. Sarada also gets married to a farmer Madhavan kutty
Rappadikalude Gatha is woven around Gatha, a young girl who finds happiness in drugs and music. She marries a doctor of humble indisposition. Their marriage runs into difficulty but, after several traumatic experiences, the couple are reconciled. The film is a sharp indictment of society, its awry priorities, on the frustrations of the youth, their disappointments, and how youngsters get hooked to drugs. On the other side, the film is also on the conflicts and complexities of marital life.