Pareeksha (1967 film)

Pareeksha is a 1967 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by P. Bhaskaran, produced by N. Vasu Menon and written by T. N. Gopinathan Nair. The film is based on the play Pareeksha (1964), written by Gopinathan Nair. It stars Prem Nazir, Sharada, Adoor Bhasi and Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair. The film had a highly successful musical composition by M. S. Baburaj. The filming was done at Vasu Studio. The plot details the corruption and malpractices in the education system and conduct of public examinations. Pareeksha released on 19 October 1967, the film was a huge commercial success at the box office.[1][2][3][4]

Pareeksha
Directed byP. Bhaskaran
Produced byN. Vasu Menon
Screenplay byT. N. Gopinathan Nair
Based onPareeksha (1964), the play written by T. N. Gopinathan Nair
StarringPrem Nazir
Sharada
Adoor Bhasi
Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair
Music byM. S. Baburaj
CinematographyE. N. Balakrishnan
Edited byK. Narayanan
K. Sankunni
Production
company
Rani Films
Distributed byRani Films
Release date
  • 19 October 1967 (1967-10-19) (Kerala)
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CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Plot

Neelakanta Pillai (P. J. Antony) lives in a village with his son Appu (Latheef) and daughter Parvathi (Shobha). Appu fails in the SSLC examinations. Pillai's sister Lakshmi Amma (Aranmula Ponnamma) also lives in the same village. Her son Vijayan (Prem Nazir), who works in Calcutta gets transferred to Ernakulam. Vijayan takes Appu along with him to provide coaching to the boy for the SSLC exams the following year.

Vijayan and Appu stay in a small house in Headmaster Janardhanan Pillai's (Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair) compound. The Headmaster is a friend of Neelakanta Pillai. Vijayan falls in love with Janardanan Pillai's daughter Yamuna (Sarada) and their families decide to get them married.

The SSLC examinations are over. Appu is doubtful of clearing his Science exam. Janardanan Pillai is the evaluator of his paper. Neelakanta Pillai approaches Janardanan Pillai to know his son's result in advance. Appu fails to secure pass marks, managing to get only 26 marks, while the minimum pass mark is 35. A respected and honest teacher Janardanan Pillai refuses to give Appu extra marks.

Vijayan is indebted to his uncle Neelakantan Pillai. He assures him that he will influence Janardanan Pillai and that Appu will get through the examinations. But the Headmaster rejects Vijayan's request to manipulate the mark list. Vijayan forces Yamuna to get things done in his favour. Yamuna corrects the original marks. She changes 26 to 62 in the examination paper as well as the mark list.

Janardanan Pillai learns of his daughter's actions. He is shocked to find out, from his wife Bhageerathi (T. R. Omana), that Yamuna is pregnant and that Vijayan may withdraw from the marriage if Appu fails to clear the exams.

When Neelakantan Pillai comes to know of all this, he decides to meet Janardanan Pillai along with Vijayan and Appu to apologise and resolve the issue. But they are a trifle late. Janardanan Pillai dies, but only after he corrects the marks from 62 to the original in the exam paper and the mark list.

Cast

Soundtrack

All lyrics are written by P. Bhaskaran; all music is composed by M. S. Baburaj.

No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Annu Ninte Nunakkuzhi"K. J. Yesudas 
2."Avidunnen Gaanam Kelkkaan"S. Janaki 
3."Chelil Thaamara" (Bit)S. Janaki 
4."En Praananaayakane"S. Janaki 
5."Oru Pushpam Mathramen"K. J. Yesudas 
6."Praanasakhi Njan Verumoru"K. J. Yesudas 

The songs were composed in Hindustani ragas. Assisted by R. K. Shekhar, the background score was arranged by M. B. Sreenivasan. Songs like "Oru Pushpam Mathramen" ( Desh ), "Pranasakhi Njaan Verumoru" ( Sindhu Bhairavi ); "Avidunnen Ganam Kelkaan" ( Pahadi ), "En Prana Nayakane" ( Yamuna Kalyani ) and a romantic number, "Annu Ninte Nunakuzhi" was highly popular and sometimes regarded by critics as among the best songs in the language.[1] All the songs are still evergreen.

References
  1. Vijayakumar, B. (3 January 2016). "Pareeksha: 1967". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  2. "Pareeksha". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  3. "Pareeksha". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  4. "Pareeksha". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
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