Karikkanvilla murder is a criminal incident occurred at Meenthalakkara in Tiruvalla, in the south Indian state of Kerala in 1980. The murder was one of the criminal cases which drew considerable media and public interest in Kerala, which eventually led to the arrest and conviction of all the four accused. The case also led to a debate on the legal and moral implications of capital punishment as they were given Life Imprisonment and prime accused Reni George went on to become a well known Social Worker who won Citizen of the Year 1998 Award from Kiran Bedi IPS and CNNIBN's Real Heroes award 2008 from Mukesh & Tina Ambani.
The film narrates the true story of K. C. George and his wife Rachel, who were killed in their house at Meenthalakkara, Tiruvalla. Police had no clue on this incident. As the part of investigation, they found some footprints inside the house that looked very strange. Those footprints came from shoes which were not made in India. After some questioning, the maid, Gowri told the police that her master said their son from Madras was coming there on the same day. So police started their investigation to Madras. They caught the real culprit Renny George, who was a close relative to this killed couple. Renny George along with his four other friends, all belonging to other countries were involved in this murder. Their aim was money and gold for purchasing drugs. Malayalam movie artist Raveendran acted the role of Reni George along with Mohanlal and director Thampy Kannamthanam. This movie was released in the year 1982, two years after this incident. Renny George, in real life served his jail sentence where he continued his drug trafficking activities for a while and eventually turned a new leaf to become an evangelist. While in the prison, he fell in love with a Nurse Teena and married her. He walked out of prison 23 June 1995 as a new man. He runs an orphanage for children whose parents are imprisoned.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by G. Devarajan and the lyrics were written by A. P. Gopalan.
No.
Song
Singers
Lyrics
Length
1
"Ilam Kodi Malarkkodi"
P. Madhuri, Chorus
A. P. Gopalan
2
"Innale Ennathu"
P. Jayachandran, Chorus
A. P. Gopalan
3
"Sthree Oru Lahari"
K. J. Yesudas
A. P. Gopalan
4
"Udayashobhayil"
K. J. Yesudas
A. P. Gopalan
Release
The film initially scheduled to be released on 9 April 1982 was postponed and released on 20 August 1982.
