The Patched-up Coat) is a 1961 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed and produced by T. R. Sundaram under the banner of Modern Theatres.

[1] The film deals with the negative effects of the dowry system in India through customs of the Muslim community.

Sundaram had earlier produced and directed Malayalam cinema's first talkie Balan (1938).

The film was a huge box office success, running for weeks in packed theatres.

The film was a big box office success and ran for weeks in packed theatres.