# Rajahamsam > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rajahamsam > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rajahamsam.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajahamsam > Source revision: 1341551658 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1974 Indian film Rajahamsam Directed by Hariharan Written by K. T. Muhammad Screenplay by K. T. Muhammad Produced by Hari Pothan Starring Prem Nazir Jayabharathi Srividya Vidhubala Edited by G. Venkittaraman Music by G. Devarajan Production company Supriya Distributed by Supriya Release date 11 October 1974 (1974-10-11) Country India Language Malayalam ***Rajahamsam*** (transl. Royal Swan) is a 1974 Indian [Malayalam](/source/Malayalam_cinema)-language film directed by [Hariharan](/source/Hariharan_(director)) and produced by Hari Pothan. The film stars [Prem Nazir](/source/Prem_Nazir), [Jayabharathi](/source/Jayabharathi), [Srividya](/source/Srividya) and [Vidhubala](/source/Vidhubala) in the lead roles. This film is remade in [Telugu](/source/Telugu_cinema) as *Indradhanussu* with Telugu Superstar Krishna and Sarada and it become huge hit in 1977 by Sankranti movies. The film has musical score by [G. Devarajan](/source/G._Devarajan).[1][2][3] ## Plot The movie's backstory is that Chandran, a scion of a rich family, had fallen in love with a girl from a poor family. When he told his parents that he wanted to marry her, his powerful father threatened his girlfriend's family. They refused to let her marry Chandran and she died by suicide. Heartbroken, he comes to spend some time in a guest house in the mountains. There, he meets a small boy. He likes the boy and talks to him often. But the boy's mother becomes furious seeing Chandran interacting with the boy. She beats him up and takes him home. Chandran is crestfallen at the situation. The guesthouse caretaker explains that the boy's mother, Radha, is actually his aunt. Radha's elder sister, Sarasu, was taken advantage of by a rich young man who had come to live in the guesthouse. He left Sarasu pregnant and she died after giving birth to the boy. Radha began hating rich people, blaming them for her sister's death. Chandran had decided to marry a girl from a family that was not as rich as his, and since he liked Radha, he expressed his wish to marry her to her parents. Radha refuses the proposal and Chandran goes back home disheartened. Towards the end, she realizes he is sincere and agrees to marry him. ## Cast - [Prem Nazir](/source/Prem_Nazir) as Chandran - [Jayabharathi](/source/Jayabharathi) as Radha - [Srividya](/source/Srividya) as Sarasu - [K. P. A. C. Lalitha](/source/K._P._A._C._Lalitha) - [Adoor Bhasi](/source/Adoor_Bhasi) as Driver Krishnankutty - [Sankaradi](/source/Sankaradi) as Radha's father - [T. R. Omana](/source/T._R._Omana) Nanukuttans Mother - [Raghavan](/source/Raghavan_(actor)) as Janardhanan - [T. S. Muthaiah](/source/T._S._Muthaiah) as Chandrans Father - [Bahadoor](/source/Bahadoor) as Watcher & Nanukuttans Father - [J. A. R. Anand](/source/J._A._R._Anand) - [Jameela Malik](/source/Jameela_Malik) as Shakunthala - [K. P. Ummer](/source/K._P._Ummer) as Soman - [M. G. Soman](/source/M._G._Soman) as Nanukuttan - [Master Raghu](/source/Karan_(actor)) as Rajan - [Meena](/source/Meena_(Malayalam_actress)) as Chandrans Mother - P. R. Menon - Thaha - [Paravoor Bharathan](/source/Paravoor_Bharathan) as Padhmanabhan - Shamsudeen - [Vidhubala](/source/Vidhubala) as Radha ## Soundtrack The music was composed by [G. Devarajan](/source/G._Devarajan). No. Song Singers Lyrics Length (m:ss) 1 "Shakunthale" Ayiroor Sadasivan Vayalar 2 "Keshabhaaram Kabariyil" Manoharan Vayalar 3 "Pachilayum Kathrikayum" Jayachandran Vayalar 4 "Chembakam Pookkunna" P. Madhuri Vayalar 5 "Priye Nin Hridayamoru" K. J. Yesudas Vayalar 6 "Sanyasinee Nin" K. J. Yesudas Vayalar ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Rajahamsam"](http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=524). www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 2 October 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Rajahamsam"](http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?834). malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 2 October 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-msidb_3-0)** ["Rajahamsam \[1974\]"](http://en.msidb.org/m.php?834). en.msidb.org. Retrieved 2 October 2014. ## External links - [*Rajahamsam*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0216136/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) This article about a Malayalam film of the 1970s is a stub. 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