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he loses faith in the temple and goddess. Velcihapadu's daughter, Ammini, helps him in temple rituals. The priest quits and starts a tea shop. A new priest, Brahmadattan
Nambothiri, from the neighboring village now takes care of the temple. He is eager to get a government job as his situation at home is not good and his younger sisters are not yet married. He seduces Ammini, daughter of Velichapdu, and leaves the village. Because of extreme poverty, Velichapdu starts to beg. One day, his son, Appu, tries to sell the holy sword to a pawn seller and Velichapadu finds it. He asks Appu to leave the house immediately.
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Velichappad, gave him Guru Dhakshina and learnt from him the steps and mannerism of temple performances. Cinematographer Ramachandra Babu wrote in his blog, "He observed him minutely and succeeded in bringing alive on screen the Velichappad."
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Vincent sent Nair thousand feet of film. It was difficult for the crew to obtain funds from the villagers, as they had already taken money from three well-to-do houses. However, during shooting a few of Nair's well to do friends came to visit him. Nair asked them for five thousand rupees, however, they gave him ten thousand and left.
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the day of the festival, Velichapadu finds that his wife is selling her body to a local moneylender for a living, leaving him totally devastated. The film ends with a devastating scene. The oracle dances before the goddess, spits at her face with his blood, and strikes his forehead with the sacred sword, till he falls down dead.
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The main location, the Temple was in a neglected state without any puja or rituals being done for a long time. The crew came to know that a few people in the village thought that a non Hindu, Christian P.J Antony should not enter the temple. M.T. planned to finish all the exterior scenes
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The movie revolves around a neglected temple and the people dependent on it. P. J. Antony (Velichappadu or oracle) is the caretaker of the temple. The
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the size of the temple and customs prevented the crew from entering it too for placing lights. For other outdoor locations, the crew used the steps on the riverside at
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Velichapad by several crew members, however, other members of the crew opposed the proposal saying that his physique wouldn't suit the role. Nair was looking for a man who looked "skinny and weak." Nair himself suggested P. J. Antony for the role and met him. On their
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207:134 minutes
174:Novel Films
165:Novel Films
143:K. Raghavan
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428:Nirmalayam
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