Eeta

Yaetta
Directed by I. V. Sasi
Written by Rajamani (story)
Alleppey Sheriff (screenplay and dialogue)
Starring Kamal Haasan
Madhu
Sheela
Seema
Music by Paravur Devarajan
Cinematography C. Ramachandramenon
Edited by K. Narayanan
Release dates
  • 10 November 1978
Country India
Language Malayalam

Yaetta or Eeta (Malayalam: ഈറ്റ) is a Malayalam film by I. V. Sasi starring Kamal Haasan, Madhu, Sheela and Seema. It is a triangular love story where Sheela and Seema fall in love with Kamal Haasan. The movie is known for some steamy scenes.[1][2][3] M. G. Soman played the cunning villain Gopalan.

The film won Kamal Haasan, the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam for 1978. [4]

Plot

Eeta is the story of people who earns their livelihood by cultivating and selling canes.

Summary

Gopalan (M. G. Soman) is a local owner of cane wholesale business as he purchases the canes from workers and sell it for high price. But he is a dishonest person as he smuggles sandalwood too in between cane business. Varuthunni (Madhu) is the chief of workers and they believe Gopalan. Varuthunni's adopted son is Ramu (Kamal Hassan) and he in in love with Sreedevi, (Seema) daughter of Narayanan, (Jose Prakash) co-worker of Varuthunni. Annamma (Sheela) is a widow and she too likes Ramu, eventhough he is younger to her.

Gopalan gets caught in sandalwood smuggling, but escapes by blaming Varuthunni as the real culprit. The conflict between Varuthunni and Gopalan creates issues among the cane workers and most of them joins hands with Varuthunni as he is an honest person. Workers decides to provide cane only to Varuthunni and not to Gopalan, which hurts Gopalan's business and his equation with his boss. Meantime Annamma seduces Ramu and they became intimate.

Gopalan's team destroys Varuthunni's cane stacks and thus issue between the two gets bigger. Sensing the danger of the situation, Gopalan decides to bump off Varuthunni, but this plan was informed to Ramu, who is down by fever by Varuthunni's friend.(Sankaradi) At the same time Annamma reveals Ramu that she is pregnant.

Shattered Ramu, unable to take a decision frantically go in search of his father Varuthunni to save him from the death plot of Gopalan, but he is beaten to pulp by Gopalan's gang, but he traces his father, but before he inform the plot, Gopalan shoots Varuthunni, but the bullet hits Ramu as he jump in front of his father to save him. Shattered Varuthunni kills Gopalan and Ramu in his last moments request his father to take care of his child, now carried by Annamma and dies in the lap of his loving father Varuthunni shattering many dreams and hopes.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by G. Devarajan and lyrics was written by Yusufali Kechery.

No. Song Singers Lyrics Length (m:ss)
1 Malayattoor Malancharivile K. J. Yesudas, P Susheela Yusufali Kechery
2 Murukkichuvannatho K. J. Yesudas Yusufali Kechery
3 Odi Vilayaadiva P. Madhuri Yusufali Kechery
4 Thullikkorukudam K. J. Yesudas, P. Madhuri, Chorus Yusufali Kechery

References

  1. ↑ "Eetta". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
  2. ↑ "Eetta". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
  3. ↑ "Eetta". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
  4. ↑ "Kamal Haasan completes 50 glorious years of filmdom - Thaindian News". thaindian.com. Retrieved 2014-12-13.

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