Rathinirvedam the yesteryear classic, penned by the legendary Padmarajan and brought to life on celluloid by ace director Bharathan was one of the most sensuous movies of all time with extremely erotic scenes performed by Jayabharathi that sent heat waves across the state.
Even when some of the intelligentsia predicted the beginning of a new era of parallel cinema, a major section of Malayalis were on the warpath saying that mainstream Malayalam cinema had degenerated to porn.
But in spite of the criticism and the pseudo moral mindsets of our people, Rathinirvedam became one of the biggest box office hits in Kerala’s history.
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