Kallichellamma

Kallichellamma is a 1969 Indian Malayalam film, directed by P. Bhaskaran and produced by Sobhana Parameswaran Nair. The film stars Prem Nazir, Madhu, Sheela and Adoor Bhasi in lead roles. The film had musical score by K. Raghavan. Sheela received the Kerala state film award for best actress for the year 1969 for her role in this movie. The movie was produced by renowned film producer Sobhana Parameswaran Nair.

Chellamma (Sheela) is an orphan living in a small house situated in the compound of a landlord in the village. She was an illegitimate child of her late mother. Her mother in her death bed requested her friend Valli Akka (Adoor Bhavani) to take care of Chellamma and advised Chellamma never loose her chastity like her mother. As a grown up Chellamma is a bold and independent women who works hard for a living. Many men in the village tries in vein to make some sexual advances towards her. Men who covet chellamma includes the landlord and Asarakannu Muthalali(Madhu), a rowdy.

On a rainy day a dam which separates the paddy fields and the lake breaks and paddy field gets flooded with water. To pump the water out of the fields villagers bring a pumping machine from the town. A Christian man(Prem Nazir) arrives in the village as the pump operator. One day the landlord tries to evict Chellamma from her house, she resists and the pump operator helps her to protect her hut from the landlord. Hereafter Chellamma feels a positive affection towards the pump operator. One night during the festival the pump operator comes to chellamma's house and force her to have sex with him. Chellamma initially resists but they both eventually succumbs to the libido. Next morning he leaves the village after promising Chellamma that he would come back soon to marry her.

Chellamma becomes pregnant. Valli Akka advises her to abort the pregnancy but she refuses. All people in the village starts hating Chellamma because of her illegitimate pregnancy. Vally Akka and one of her friend help Chellamma during these tough days of her life. Chellamma faces some medical complexities during parturition. Some good hearted people in the village brings her to the hospital. Chellamma survives but her infant dies. Asarakannu Muthalali visits Chellamma in the hospital and helps her financially and shows some sympathy towards her.