Chithramela

The short film showed the tragic fate of children left alone at home while the parents enjoyed themselves at late-night parties and meetings. One such couple, Sheela and Ummer, leave their daughter at home with the servant and go for a party . The naughty girl plays with the telephone, dials numbers and interacts with the person at the other end of the line. One such call results in trouble. The call was to a house which happened to be the venue of a murder. The girl says over the phone that she knew what was happening there. The murderer (Kottayam Chellappan) locates the number, kidnaps the girl and attempts to kill her. But the intervention of the police saves the girl's life.

The characters in the film were the original film stars themselves. Adoor Bhasi, Manavalan Joseph and Bahadoor are trained to drive a car by S. P. Pillai, their ashan or teacher. They encounter hilarious situations with the women they meet. All the students and their teacher go into a deep sleep. They wake up after 50 years to find that men have lost dominance; women, they find, have become all-powerful in the world.

The film told the story of a tragic love affair between a blind girl and a street singer. Seetha (Sharada), the daughter of a coolie in a colony is in love with Babu (Prem Nazir), a street singer. A city wastrel's evil eye falls on Seetha and Babu is beaten up severely by his goons. A famous dancer happens to listen to Babu's singing. Babu goes on to accept the patronage of the dancer, separating him from Seetha. The colony is hit by an outbreak of smallpox. Except for Seetha and a small boy, all the others die. Seetha and the boy leave in search of Babu. She hears Babu's voice from a theatre. Babu rushes to meet his lover. Seetha, who is elated falls into his arms and dies.

The film's music was provided by G. Devarajan. There are eight songs in the film, all of them included in the third and longest segment Apaswarangal. The lyrics were penned by Sreekumaran Thampi, who also penned the script for Apaswarangal. All the songs became super hits. Seven solos by K. J. Yesudas and a duet with S. Janaki, are considered gems in Malayalam film music.[1][2][3]