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{{Infobox film
| name =Chuzhi
| image =
| caption =
| director =Triprayar Sukumaran
| producer =Hussain<br>Salam
| studio = Navadhara Productions
| starring =[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]]<br>Salam<br>Sujatha
| music =[[Baburaj|M. S. Baburaj]]
| cinematography = Moorthy
| editing =Ravi
| story =S. G. Bhasker
| released = 7 December 1973
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
}}

'''''Chuzhi''''' ({{lang-en|italic=yes|Circle}}) is a [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] [[drama film]], directed by Triprayar Sukumaran. The film features [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], Salam and Sujatha in the lead roles.<ref name = "Hindu">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/old-is-gold-chuzhi-1973/article6493734.ece| title=Chuzhi: 1973|newspaper=The Hindu|first=B.|last=Vijayakumar|date=12 October 2014|accessdate=13 October 2014}}</ref> ''Chuzhi'' is the first and only Malayalam film in which Savitri acted.<ref name = "Hindu"/> The music composed by [[Baburaj|M. S. Baburaj]] was one of the film's main highlights. It was released on 7 December 1973.<ref name = "Hindu"/>

== Plot ==
Varghese ([[N. Govindan Kutty]]) is a planter who lives with his wife Elizabeth (Savitri) and daughter Beena (Sujatha) in the tea estates owned by him. Following his son's demise, Varghese starts drinking in his depression and entices his wife into it. Elizabeth becomes an alcoholic.

Varghese dies and Elizabeth appoints Baby (Salam), who is her faithful servant Antony's (Abbas) son, as the tea estates manager. Baby and Beena are classmates. Baby is corrupt by nature, but Beena, who is in love with him, is confident of changing him.

Elizabeth goes from bad to worse. In a drunken stupor she even gets into a physical relationship with Baby and becomes pregnant.

Beena comes to know of this. Out of shame and repentance, Elizabeth commits suicide. Beena rushes to shoot Baby. But even before she could do so Baby kills himself. Beena becomes a nun.

== Cast ==
* [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] as Elizabeth
* Salam as Baby
* [[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]] as Beena
* [[Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair]]
* [[N. Govindan Kutty]] as Varghese
* [[Bahadur (actor)|Bahadur]]
* Nilambur Balan
* [[Abbas (Malayalam actor)|Abbas]] as Anthony

== Production ==
The film was shot at Newton and Syamala studios and at [[Kalpetta]] in [[Wayanad district]]. The dialogues and screenplay were written by Salam and N. P. Mohammed respectively. The film was based on a story written by S. G. Bhasker. Cinematography was done by Moorthy and editing was done by Ravi.<ref name = "Hindu"/> Savitri played the role of an alcoholic.<ref name = "Hindu"/>

== Soundtrack ==

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Artist(s)

| all_music = [[Baburaj]]

| title1 = Madhura Madhurame
| extra1 = [[K. J. Yesudas]]

| title2 = Akkaldaamayil
| extra2 = K. J. Yesudas

| title3 = Hridhayathi Nirayunna
| extra3 = [[S. Janaki]]

| title4 = Kandu Randu Kannu
| extra4 = [[Mehboob (singer)|H. Mehboob]], [[Choir]]

| title5 = Oru Chilli Kaasumenikku
| extra5 = [[Baburaj]]

}}

== Release and reception ==
This was one of the early films in South India that was issued an "A" certificate by the [[Central Board of Film Certification|CBFC]].<ref name = "Hindu"/>

The film was a flop at the box office.<ref name = "Hindu"/>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt0277633}}

[[Category:1973 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1970s Malayalam-language films]]

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