Aalkkoottathil Thaniye

Alone in the crowd) is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by I. V. Sasi, written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, and produced by Raju Mathew.

His wife, Nalini, aspires to receive a fellowship to Harvard University in the United States, leaving behind her husband and child, Babumon.

When his father, Madhavan, a retired school teacher, is down with an ailment, Rajan, along with his family, returns to his ancestral home.

Madhavan's daughters and in-laws are busy in their own ways, as they don't wish to spend many days with their dying father.

Ammu, an elementary school teacher, encourages him and sponsors him to enroll for Master's degree in Business Administration from the prestigious Cochin University.

Madhavan, in spite of knowing his son and Ammu's love, insists that Rajan marry Nalini.

Understanding his wife's fault, Rajan slaps her and reveals their unfruitful love story.