Shattered experience) is a 1971 Malayalam-language film scripted by Thoppil Bhasi and directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan.

The story is about Chellappan a fiercely dedicated Communist and an employee at Chacko's business, where he has become a respected leader among the working class by organising pickets and strikes.

They shower him with honest warmth and affection; especially their grown-up daughter Parvathy, who harbours in her heart a desire for matrimonial union.

He feels ashamed and realises he has been neglecting his wife and children, and travels back to his village incognito.

Wandering around the town, he notices some agitation outside the gates of a factory, organised by the local chapter of the Communist Party, agitating against the factory owner, whom they accuse for the disappearance of one Paulose, whose beautiful daughter was coveted by the mill owner.

However, his bravery is noticed by Hamza who runs a small ramshackle tea stall just outside the main gates of the factory.

Hamza the shopkeeper, now emboldened, shows scant respect to the factory-owner's goons, who then demolish his shack at night.

The next morning Hamza rushes to see the ruins of his kiosk and vows revenge against the mill owner (a scene where Mammootty, is also present, as a young, clean-shaven, dhoti-clad bystander).

After his release he comes back to his hosts where he has now become a real Communist celebrity and is greeted with simple pomp.

Chellappan now looks at his son with love, and blesses him tenderly, telling him to study, work hard and become a great man.

News of his sentencing brings together all those who were close to him: Bhavani, Gopalan, Kuttappan, so also Parvathy and her family, who truly lament the loss of their beloved hero.

Bhavani and Gopalan bear the body back home in a rented car (for which they had mortgaged their land and house).

Kamal Haasan called it one of his favourite films and said "It had an astounding story [..] It was so suspenseful, so intriguing in the way it explored the human mind.