Rakthabandham

Seldom has there been a movie so captivatingly crafted, especially in the hey days of Malayalam Cinema. Seldom is a film made which conjoins a powerful depiction of sociel events bred with impeccable force of exemplary justice. Seldom are the dialogs laden with such immense logic and reasoning and lastly, the teachers/head masters of secondary and high schools in Kerala advised their students to watch this Gem of a Film which enumerates priceless moral lesson.Most of the early Malayalam movies were made by directors from other languages.Rakthabandham, which released on May 18, 1951, was directed by Velswamy Kavi, who was an assistant to T.R. Sundaram, popular South Indian director and owner of Modern Theatres in Salem.Sree Andaal

Bhakta Gowri Rakthabandham Produced under the banner of Jayabharath Pictures, Aluva, the film was shot at Ratna Studios, Salem. Popular playwright and stage actor K. Chellappan Pillai wrote the story, script and dialogues for the film.

The film introduced an array of stage artists to Malayalam cinema, popular among them being Paravoor Bharathan, Kaalaakkal Kumaran, Kuttappan Bhagavathar and lyricist Swami Brahmavrathan. The hero of the film, S.D. Subbiah, was from Tamil cinema SatyavaniHarihara MayaBhakta Gowri (1941) and Arundathi (1943). Rakthabandham The storyline of the film resembled most Tamil and Telugu films of that period.