Manikantan returns from the forest with a herd of tigers. Mahishi (Ragini) is the demon princess who is killed by Manikandan, thereby fulfilling the mission for which he was born on earth. Bhanuvikraman, the minister is played by G. A saint who appears there advises the king to adopt this child name him as Manikantan… so goes the popular story. King Rajasekhara (Thikkurissi), the king of Pandalam, finds a child on the banks of River Pampa during one of his hunting expeditions. Most of the scenes were shot at Pakshiraja Studios with cinematographer Shailen Bose showing great technical skill especially in canning the outdoor forest sequences. The colour processing by Film Centre, Bombay, was much more perfect than the first colour film in the language ‘Kandam Becha Coattu,’ released the same year. The script and dialogues penned by Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair told the story of the deity in a simple and impressive style. Kuppuswamy, the film was directed by the famous South Indian director Sreeramulu Naidu. Produced under the banner of ‘Sastha Films’ by K. It sparked the beginning of a series of similar movies in almost all South Indian languages. This film is considered to be the most successful film made on Sabarimala. It ran to fully packed theatres throughout the pilgrimage season and even after Makaravilakku. The first Malayalam film on the legends of Lord Ayyappa and Sabarimala was released in colour a few days before the commencement of the annual pilgrimage (November 3, 1961, ThuM.E.). Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair, G K Pillai, Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, T S Muthiah, Rajan, Hari, S P Pillai, N Balu, Manavalan Joseph, Ambika, Padmini, Ragini, Adoor Pankajam
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