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The verdict of the court goes against Kaimal. But
Prabhakaran hides this from his father. Prabhakaran does not allow Geetha to meet Kaimal and when Kadeeja come and raises voice for justice, Kaimal hits her. Murali attacks Kaimal and now all come to know that Kaimal is not blind. Prabhakaran comes to
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Prabhakaran who is an advocate and daughter Geetha try to obey their father, but at times they only pretend to obey him. Kaimal now sees the world through the eyes of his faithful servant Appu.
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know about the crooked plan of his father. All the children turn against Kaimal. Unable to stand the setback and the thought that he had failed in his attempts to control his children with an iron hand he suffers a heart attack and dies.
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stop the marriage of
Prabhakaran. He offers partnership of the factory to the manager Nanukuttan Nair if he could help conduct the marriage of his son, who is a police inspector, with Sarala. Nair agrees to carry out the crooked plan.
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139:25 July 1969
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697:31 January
614:References
538:Best Actor
460:P. Madhuri
437:"Inne Pol"
367:Soundtrack
300:Prem Nazir
238:Best Actor
226:Prem Nagar
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143:1969-07-25
118:Production
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