Malela Jeev () is a 1956 Indian Gujarati romantic-drama film directed by Manhar Raskapur and produced by Champashibhai Nagda and Lalu Shah under the banner of Sadhana Chitra. The film is based on the 1941 novel of the same name by Pannalal Patel, who also wrote the screenplay.The film stars Mahesh Desai and Dina Gandhi in the lead roles, with music composed by Avinash Vyas.
Plot The film is set in rural Gujarat and follows the tragic love story of Kanji, a young man from the Patel community, and Jivi, a woman from a lower caste. The two meet at a village fair and fall in love with each other. Kanji is unable to marry Jivi due to the strict caste restrictions. In order to keep Jivi around, he convinces her to marry Dhula, a village barber. But this marriage proves to be very unhappy. Dhula constantly starts doubting Kanji and Jivi's past relationship and tortures Jivi physically and mentally. Helpless with the situation, Kanji leaves the village, while on the other hand, fed up with these daily fights and unbearable beatings, Jivi finally attempts suicide, but her husband, Dhula, accidentally dies instead. The shock of her husband's death and her intense longing for Kanji cause Jivi to lose her mental balance. Finally, Kanji's worldly love transforms into a higher spiritual love; and with this same sacred feeling for Jivi, he returns from the city to the village to embrace and shelter her.
Cast The principal cast is as follows: Mahesh Desai as Kanji Dina Gandhi as Jivi Babu Raje Champak Lala Champshibhai Nagda
Supporting cast include: Vishnukumar Vyas Chandrika Thakor Chandrakant Sangani Kamlesh Thakar Pratap Ojha Shobha Joshi Tarla Mehta Leela Jariwala Vijay Bhatt Narayan Rajgor
Soundtrack Manna Day, and Sulochana Chonkar are the playback singars.
The soundtrack is as follows:
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