Karutha Pakshikal

Karutha Pakshikal
Karutha Pakshikal
	Movie Poster
Directed by	Kamal
Written by	Kamal
Produced by	K. V. Kaladharan; GV productions;
Starring	Mammootty; Meena; Padmapriya; Jagathy Sreekumar;
Cinematography	P. Sukumar
Edited by	Rajagopal
Music by	Mohan Sitara
Release date	17 November 2006;
Running time	2hrs
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Karutha Pakshikal (English: Black Birds) is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language family-drama film written and directed by Kamal.^[1]^[2] It stars Mammootty, Meena, and Padmapriya.

Plot

Widower Murugan moves to Kerala with his three children and irons clothes to make a living. While dealing with daily issues, he also aims to fund the operation of his child who is visually impaired. They come across Suvarna who belongs to a rich household and is living thee last days of her life as she is suffering from a disease. She bonds with the family, especially the visually impaired daughter of Murugan, and writes her consent to have her eyes donated to the child after her imminent death. The family, especially the children are caught in a dilemma whether to wish for her death (as that would mean eyes for the child) or her recovery. Murugan advises them to pray for her good health. Later, she dies but her busy husband and family does not care about her pledge to donate eyes and she is cremated without eye donation procedures. Initially saddened by this turn of events, Murugan and the family goes back to their usual life with their positive outlook amidst poverty.