Bhuvana Oru Kelvikuri (Tamil, Bhuvana is a question mark; 1977)
The question mark in this movie, starred by two powerhouses of the Tamil cinema, is whether a lady should stay chaste to one man even though he had wronged her willingly? The title suggests that Bhuvana would play a pivotal role in the story, surprisingly she only appears in the second half of the show.
Rajnikanth acts in one of his first roles in the positive light as before this, he was usually cast as a villain. Sivakumar, for a change, assumes a negative role. This film must have interested directors to put Rajni as their hero after this film. His unique mannerism and stylish stunts must have started here.
Rajnikanth (Sambath) and Sivakumar (Nagaraj) are street pedlars selling garments. Even though they are close friends, there are like different like night and day. Nagaraj is a sweet-talking businessman who works hard with a strong ambition for the future. He is also a womaniser who lives for the pleasure of the moment. Sambath, on the other hand, works only to get enough money for his daily fix of alcohol. He is a one-woman man. Tragedy hits Sambath when his girlfriend falls into a well and drowns.
Sambath and Nagaraj's friendship strengthens during tumultuous times when the Nagaraj saves the depressed Sambath from a suicide attempt. Their fate changes on a trip to Chennai when a man in the compartment they were travelling, carrying a load of money, dies of heart attack and they decide to keep the stash! This is where Bhuvana comes to the picture. She is the dead man sister and the money was actually temple's money.
Nagaraj befriends Bhuvana to keep her silence, just in case, their trickery is discovered. Things become complicated when she gets pregnant whilst Nagaraj is more interested in marrying a rich merchant's daughter and Bhuvana refuses to undergo a termination of pregnancy. Sambath moves in to save her honour!
That is when the real drama starts. Bhuvana refuses to have conjugal relationships with her fire-ceremonial sanctioned husband but wants to stay faithful to one man whom she had given her heart to. A lot of things happen along the way and finally, Sambath dies. Now, Bhuvana dons a widow's attire of white saree and the accompaniments.
So, what the storyteller seems to be telling is that all the external appearances are all facades of the society. We do things just to pacify society and live within its ambits. What goes within the heart or mind is anybody's guess. But are people so steadfast in their beliefs anymore? Times are changing and peoples' outlook on life and their values alter with the time.
The question mark in this movie, starred by two powerhouses of the Tamil cinema, is whether a lady should stay chaste to one man even though he had wronged her willingly? The title suggests that Bhuvana would play a pivotal role in the story, surprisingly she only appears in the second half of the show.Rajnikanth acts in one of his first roles in the positive light as before this, he was usually cast as a villain. Sivakumar, for a change, assumes a negative role. This film must have interested directors to put Rajni as their hero after this film. His unique mannerism and stylish stunts must have started here.
Rajnikanth (Sambath) and Sivakumar (Nagaraj) are street pedlars selling garments. Even though they are close friends, there are like different like night and day. Nagaraj is a sweet-talking businessman who works hard with a strong ambition for the future. He is also a womaniser who lives for the pleasure of the moment. Sambath, on the other hand, works only to get enough money for his daily fix of alcohol. He is a one-woman man. Tragedy hits Sambath when his girlfriend falls into a well and drowns.
Sambath and Nagaraj's friendship strengthens during tumultuous times when the Nagaraj saves the depressed Sambath from a suicide attempt. Their fate changes on a trip to Chennai when a man in the compartment they were travelling, carrying a load of money, dies of heart attack and they decide to keep the stash! This is where Bhuvana comes to the picture. She is the dead man sister and the money was actually temple's money.
Nagaraj befriends Bhuvana to keep her silence, just in case, their trickery is discovered. Things become complicated when she gets pregnant whilst Nagaraj is more interested in marrying a rich merchant's daughter and Bhuvana refuses to undergo a termination of pregnancy. Sambath moves in to save her honour!
That is when the real drama starts. Bhuvana refuses to have conjugal relationships with her fire-ceremonial sanctioned husband but wants to stay faithful to one man whom she had given her heart to. A lot of things happen along the way and finally, Sambath dies. Now, Bhuvana dons a widow's attire of white saree and the accompaniments.
So, what the storyteller seems to be telling is that all the external appearances are all facades of the society. We do things just to pacify society and live within its ambits. What goes within the heart or mind is anybody's guess. But are people so steadfast in their beliefs anymore? Times are changing and peoples' outlook on life and their values alter with the time.
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