Aarambham

Aarambham is a 1982 Indian Malayalam film, written by Cochin Haneefa, directed by Joshiy and produced by Thiruppathi Chettiyar.

with an ensemble cast starring Prem Nazir, Madhu, Sukumaran, M. G. Soman, K. P. Ummer, Srividya, Sumalatha and Rajalakshmi.

The film was a super hit, even as it faced stiff competition from the high budget Prem Nazir starrer Padayottam.

[2] Aaramabham was later remade in Hindi by Joshiy himself in 1984, called Dharm Aur Qanoon, starring Rajesh Khanna which was a critical and commercial success.

It was remade in Tamil too as Ezhuthatha Sattangal which was directed by veteran director K. Shankar, with Sivaji Ganesan in the lead role.

All others including Reshma's father Kader and his closest friend Justice Diwan and his family is aware of them being in love.

Bashir is arrested and, in the court, Justice Diwan finds him guilty after examining the witnesses and orders that he be hanged.

Diwan says he knows Bashir being Rahim's brother and being a doctor cannot commit the crime, but he as a judge has to announce judgments according to evidence.

The next day Bhurre is found dead, and the evidence points to Rajan, who is arrested and produced before Justice Diwan, who finds him guilty, and sentences him to death.

The rest of the story is about how Rajan and Bashir prove their innocence, who killed Bhuree and Dr. John, why were they killed and by whom, how Rahim tries his best to find out who is the real culprit who is trying to frame Devarajan and his family in false charges and how Diwan sticks to his principles of law and to what extent he goes to ensure that justice is delivered.