Punarjanmam

Punarjanmam (Reincarnation) is a 1972 Indian Malayalam-language erotic thriller film starring Prem Nazir and Jayabharathi. The film is directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan, based on a case study published by famous atheist and psychiatrist A. T. Kovoor in Mathrubhumi weekly. The film as well as Prem Nazir's performance won immense critical acclaim. The film was remade in Tamil as Maru Piravi with Muthuraman and Manjula in the lead roles and in Telugu as Vintha Katha starring Krishna and Vanisri. The film is considered to be the first erotic psychic thriller in Indian film history.

Plot
Aravindan, a college lecturer, falls in love with his student Radha and marries her. However, the couple's sexual life is a failure, causing intense agony to Radha's father, Panikkar who is keen to have grandchildren. When all other means fail, Panikkar approaches a psychiatrist, who finds out that Aravindan's inability to have sex with Radha may have something to do with his intense affection for his mother, who had died just six months before Aravindan met Radha. How the doctor cajoles Radha into solving her husband's illness forms the climax.

Cast

 * Prem Nazir as Aravindan
 * Jayabharathi as Radha
 * Bahadoor as Kurup
 * Adoor Bhasi as Narayana Panikkar
 * Sankaradi as Ashan
 * Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai as Jyotsyan
 * Paravoor Bharathan as College Principal
 * Master Raghu as Young Aravindan
 * Sujatha as Jaanu
 * Prema Menon as Sankari
 * Khadeeja as Ashan's wife

Awards

 * The film won Filmfare Award for Best Director - Malayalam received by K. S. Sethumadhavan (1972)