Nairu Pidicha Pulivalu

Nairu Pidicha Pulivalu (നായരു പിടിച്ച പുലിവാല്) is a 1958 Malayalam film directed by P. Bhaskaran and written by Uroob based on his own story "Business". Ragini and Sathyan play the lead roles, while Prema, Pankajavalli, and T.S. Muthayya appear in major supporting roles. The film received a certificate of merit at the National Film Awards.

Plot
The film is set against the backdrop of a circus company. Chandran is a circus performer, and Thankam, a beautiful 17-year-old girl, is his childhood sweetheart. Thankam's mother, Kalyani Amma, forbids her to prolong her affair with Chandran. She wants Thankam to marry Gopi, a well-known bully from the town. Thankam's father Paithal Nair, however, rejects this proposal. But as the circus shifts to another village, everything goes wrong. The circus people owed some money to Paithal Nair which they were unable to pay. Despite the circus manager's assurances Kalyani Amma and Nair decide to hold the circus animals hostage until the circus manager repays his debt. Managing the animals soon becomes a nightmare and Paithal and family realize they have invited trouble (pulival pidikkuka - an expression in Malayalam for trouble, mess etc. It literally means catch a leopard by its tail). Paithal Nair is under financial stress and has no other way than to accept the marriage proposal from Gopi for his daughter. Chandran decides to make enough money by playing trapeze without a safety net. Lalitha, whose proposal is rejected by Chandran, damages the rope of the trapeze to kill Chandran. But Chandran falls to the ground and survives with minor injuries. Lalitha commits suicide. Gopi is attacked and killed by an unleashed tiger, just before the marriage. Chandran arrives at the spot and kills the tiger though Gopi eventually dies from the injuries. At the end of the movie, Chandran marries Thankam.

Cast

 * Ragini as Thankam
 * Sathyan as Chandran
 * Prema Menon as Lalitha, a circus performer who also loves Chandran
 * Pankajavalli as Kalyani Amma
 * T. S. Muthaiah as Paithal Nair
 * Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai as Kuttappa Kurup
 * S. P. Pillai as Chanthu, a circus joker
 * Bahadoor as Keshu, a circus joker
 * G. K. Pillai as Gopi
 * T. N. Gopinathan Nair as Circus Proprietor
 * Kochappan as Kirukkan Kochunni
 * Kunhava as Khader
 * Vaanakkutty as Kurup's Guru
 * TKR Bhadran

Soundtrack
The music was composed by K. Raghavan with lyrics by P. Bhaskaran.