Swayamvaram

Nov 23, 1972

2h 11m

★ 5.9

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Chitralekha Film Co-operative

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Cast

Sita

Sharada

Viswanathan

Madhu

Principal

Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair

Neighbour

Adoor Bhavani

Kalyani’s husband

P C Soman

B K Nair

The dismissed employee

Gopi

Smuggler Vasu

P K Venukkuttan Nair

Landlord

Somasekharan Nair

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