Chirutha (1981)
In the Kuttanad, the back-waters of Kerala lives Chirutha (Deepti Naval) whose avaricious father wants to marry her off to the first person who can provide the dowry he has asked for. So Koren (Inayatullah Kantroo), a poor laborer who has long loved her, decides to sell himself into bonded labor to the local landlord, the chambran (Sudhir Dalvi) in return for a loan for that amount.
Cast:
Deepti Naval, Inayatullah & Kantroo Sulabha Deshpande