Valliyin Selvan
1955 Tamil film directed by Kothamangalam Subbu
Valliyin Selvan (transl. Valli's son) is a 1955 Indian Tamil-language children's film written and directed by Kothamangalam Subbu. The film stars Lalitha, Sahasranamam, M. S. Sundari Bai and S. V. Subbaiah. It was released on 11 February 1955.
Plot
A rich man is childless and wants to remarry. His wife is worried. Their household servant gives his infant son to the lady who convinces the rich man that the baby was born to her. The lady's brother knows the truth. The servant's wife dies and after some time the lady conceives and gives birth to a son. She starts neglecting the servant's son. She also ill treats him.
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