Sarvakalasala

The amazing campus film of that time and all the characters playing their roles extremely well. This is the film through which Mohanlal got the name of Lalettan. The film is directed by Venu Nagavally and is his second film. The film beings with director enquiring about the new script and it ends up with Sarvakalashala (Campus).The central character being introduced as Muttashan enquires whether the students have come and lal's voice anwers in reply. Like most of Venu Nagagavally films this film also deals with the interrelationship among people played by the central character. Mohanlal in this film plays the role of lalettan who is rich orphan who keeps on studing in college completing 3 MA's to gain new friends. In one scene he describes to Jeevan(srinath) who his father gave him property to his mother as rent for having him in his womb. The film has interesting characters like Srinath who plays the role of Jeevan who plays Mohanlal's friend who his childhood friend who joins him as his junior in college. Another one is Father Kuttanad who plays the warden often referred to as Father Amitabachan Kuttinad. Other characthers include PT coach played by Innocent who always questions the role of coach of PT Usha . Nedumundi Venu plays a drunkard who stays with Mohanlal named siddhan who reveals how he killed his wife in one instance to Jeevan and Lal and goes to distant island. Sukumaran and Seema play old lovers who meet in the Campus both unmarried. The characther of rebellious father played by Shankaradi who opposes any move by Principal or the students like Chakra played by Raju are some other interesting characters.