Aalilathali is a Malayalam drama TV serial broadcasted on Asianet channel from September 2008 to June 2009. The serial is under the direction of PC Venugopal who managed to plot nuances of married life and family relationships in a great way.
The serial narrates the story of the married life of a woman and the incidents that takes place in the house. It is a captivating drama series that revolves on the lives of three women. Thaikkattussery Krishnan Ezhuthachan’s three daughters namely Sumitra, Bhadra and Nanda are very cultured and can make decisions on their own. Because of some constant financial issues, Ezhuthachan decided to borrow some money from the financier, Madhavan who is in love with Sumitra but he was unable to let her know about his feelings. Nandiledathu Balamaniamma is a wealthy widow with 4 children namely Dr. Harindran, Haritha, Dr. Nandakumar and Kuttan. Balamaniamma worries about Kuttan, his youngest son who is psychologically incapacitated. When Kuttan met Sumitra in the temple, he falls in love with Sumitra. Balamaniamma also met Ezhuthachan and offered him financial needs but in return, she wants Sumitra to marry Kuttan. Sumitra understands her father’s situation so she was obedient and agrees to the proposition to marry Kuttan. However, after marriage, Sumitra became miserable as she was being maltreated by Kuttan’s siblings. Nandakumar was the only one who feels sorry for Sumitra. Haritha, one of Kuttan’s siblings accused Sumitra of having a relationship with Nandakumar and use it to throw Sumitra out of their house while their mother is away. But Balamaniamma brings Sumitra back to their house when Kuttan started to pine for his wife.
Bhadra, one of Sumitra’s sisters became a teacher and marries Jeevan. Nanda is Sumitra’s youngest sister who is in love with Dr. Nandakumar. She went to medical college to fulfill her goal to be a doctor. While Sumitra decided to take Kuttan to a famous ayurvedic physician, she stayed on the ashram of the physician for the treatment. While she was not around, Nanda used to visit Sumitra’s in-laws. The relatives of Kuttan poison the mind of Nanda. They tried to convince that Sumitra is having an affair with Nandakumar. Nanda started to hate her sister. And when Sumitra got pregnant, conspiracies arises. Kuttan’s relatives connive to kill Kuttan and hire assassins.
At the end of the story, Kuttan and Sumitra unite and logically create a drama to punish their oppressors. The show starred
Kaviyoor Ponnamma
, Syam Ganesh, Neelima, Tomy Star,
Anu Joseph
and a lot more.