| Name | Padayottam |
|---|---|
| Director | Jijo Punnoose |
| Producer | Navodaya Appachan |
| Writer | N. Govindankutty |
| Starring | Prem Nazir Madhu Mammootty Mohanlal Shankar Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair |
| Music | Guna Singh |
| Cinematography | Ramachandra Babu |
| Editing | T. R. Shekhar |
| Distributor | Navodaya Films |
| Released | 1982 |
| Country | |
| Language | Malayalam |
Devan secretly admired Raja's daughter Parvathi (Lakshmi) and hoped to marry the princess. Princess Paravathi was in love with Prince Udayan and Raja agreed to allow Paravathi to marry Princy Udayan. Devan felt betrayed, but did not oppose the decision.
On the other hand, 2 nobles, Kammaran (Mammootty) and Perumana Kurup (Govindankutti) were upset by Udayan's ascension because they feared he would expose the nobles corrupt and scandalous actions.
Using Devan's secret love for Parvati, Kammaran turned Devan against Prince Udayan and Devan joined the conspiracy to keep Udayan out of the country so he could not ascend to the throne. Kammaran and Kompan Dacoits staged a royal pardon and pease treaty, and insisted that Prince Udayan, as crown prince, must come to sign the treaty. Believing this move would ensure permanent peace in his Kingdom, Prince Udayan agreed to come in person to sign, even it was on his wedding eve. Prince Udayan at Kompan's camp was betrayed by his own soldiers who were arranged by Kammaran and taken into Kompan's captivity. However news flashed in the country as Prince Udayan betrayed Kolathiri Raja and killed some of the Raja's men. This made the Raja furious, who declared Udayan as a traitor and cancelled the marriage.
Kompan instructs his men to kill Udayan. However they decided to sell him as a slave to a cruel Kapithan (Admiral) of a slave ship. Thus a prince, became a slave in this slave ship, toiling hard amidst cruelties inflicted upon him. While as a slave, he meets another slave, Kunjali (Nellikode Bhaskaran), from whom he learnt the death of Kolathiri Raja and his queen at Ali Raja's boat camp by forces arranged by Kammaran and Kompan. Kunjali was the trusted slave of Ali Raja, who tried to save the Kolathiri Raja and his queen, but by Perumana Kurup by stabbing at his back. He saved Ali Raja's daughter, Lalia and vast treasures that was secretly stored at the basement, with the help of his men, however could not escape himself from the Kompan's men, who sold him as slave to Kapithan's ship. From Kunjali, Udayan came to know the place where the treasures of Ali Raja and his daughter were taken to safe area.
In meantime, Prince Devan married Princess Paravathi and became the new Kolathiri Raja. However the Royal crown and staff were missing. Though Devan was a good raja, the actual powers of administration were in the hands of Kammaran and Perumana Kurup, who ran the state with heavy corruption and high-handedness which Devan was unaware off.
After some years, Udayan and his fellow slave prisoners staged a coup in the ship, killing the Kapithan and releasing themselves. Udayan ran away, to become a rich Arab merchant after finding the lost treasures of Ali Raja and his daughter Lalia (Poornima Jayaram). Both decided to make a return to Kolathiri Kingdom in disguise and make their revenge. They return back in a floating palace as Arab Prince and Princess to the Kolathiri Kingdom. Years made people to forget Udayan and no was able to distinguish him in his new attire and lifestyle, except one Queen Parvathi, who understood him in just one glimpse.King Devan and Queen Parvathi has one son Prince Chandra (Shankar) who felt in love with Laila. In meantime Udayan was hatching a plot to trap Perumana Kurup, after understanding the crown and staff of Kolathiri Raja was with his custody (it happened when he killed old Kolathiri Raja, by secretly taking away, but can't sold off after new Raja Devan declared the missing of both and officially announced for its recovery). Udayan approached Perumana Kurup, that he is interested in purchase of rare Jewels and crowns, at an astronomical rate, which made Perumana Kurup to bring the crown and staff out of his secret place to sell. However he was caught red-handed by the public and brought before trial. At the trial, he declared that the old raja gifted the crown and staff to him, for attempting to rescue the king from attack and he challenged the prosecutors that they have no evidence against him for betray and robbery. It was at this moment Lalia enters into court room, to declare her true identity as Princess Laila – the heir apparent of Ali Raja, who was the sole eye-witness to the incident. This made Perumana Kurup to commit suicide, when he tries to ran away.
Udayan's second target was Kammaran. Kammaran is the new finance minister of the state. The kingdom was facing extreme financial crisis due to mismanagement and corruption. Kammaran advises the king to seek assistance from the visiting Arab prince for some finance. Devan instructs Kammaran to hold talks with Arab Prince. Kammaran pays visit at the Udayan's palace, to seek finance, without understanding his true identity. Udayan refused to finance, rather says that he would finance if Kammaran becomes king. This offer made Kammaran greedy and he hatches a plan to trap Devan, similar to the way who he trapped Udayan earlier. In meantime Udayan double-crosses Kammaran, by sending a message to the Devan directly that he is ready to finance. This made Devan suspicious of Kammaran and secretly through his spies he understands the plot his close friend Kammaran made to trap him.
Kammaran repeats the old strategy with assistance of Kompan dacoits who asked the king to come directly with a tribute in order to prevent an attack. Devan along with a few soldiers handpicked by Kammaran, went to Kompan's camp with the treasure chest. However much to surprise, instead of tribute money, soldiers were hiding inside the chest, who attacked Kompan and killed the Kammaran's soldiers. In meantime a large army of Devan came, routing Kammaran's plans. Devan's army tried to capture Kammaran, but rescued by Udayan's soldiers. It was in Udayan's camp, Kammaran understood the identity of Udayan and he was fired by Udayan's soldiers.
Udayan's final revenge is now against Devan and was planning that. In meantime Prince Chandran through his close friend Kannan (Mohanlal) who was Kammaran's son, came to know the double cross made Udayan. He understood, it was Udayan who spoiled the relationships between Kammaran and Devan and challenged Udayan for a public duel, which Udayan accepts.
That night a mysterious lady figure enters into Udayan's palace, which was Queen Parvathi, pleading for her son's life to Udayan. Udayan refuses, as he said that it was Prince Chandran to declared duel against him and he can't go back. Queen Parvathi said that she understood it was Udayan in disguise and pleaded him considering her love earlier. Udayan promises that he won't kill Chandran.
Prince Chandran saw his mother coming out of Udayan's Palace, which made him furious. He questioned his mother. It was then revealed by Paravathi to Chandran, that he is actually Udayan's son born to Parvathi, not thro' Devan, as all believes. This made Chandran to surrender to Udayan, while at duel. Hearing his son's surrender without a fight made King Devan furious, who went to Udayan's palace to challenge him. It was there, for first time after his betrayal, Devan saw Udayan, which made him fall down. When Udayan was about to kill Devan, Parvathi rushes and stops him, saying that Devan has paid for his sins, by raising up Chandra despite of knowing that he was son of Udayan. This made Udayan to forget his revenge and he forgives all. He decides to leave. Hearing the king has fallen, the Kompan dacoits raided the palace. As the king had fallen and attack was unexpected, the Kolathiri forces were overrun by the Kompan Army. However timely intervention of Udayan's army, killed Kompan and all his men. He took the crown and gave to Devan and blessed all them. When Devan asked Udayan to stay back, he said he has to go back, however gifted his stepdaughter Lalia to Chandra who were in love
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