Lorry (1980)

Continuing the collaboration between director Bharathan and writer Padmarajan, the film features the villainous Velan who kidnaps and forcibly blinds village children to turn them into fellow circus performers. He falls in love with one of his victims, the beautiful Rani, as does his hard drinking lorry-driver friend Ouseph. Eventually Ouseph and Velan kill each other allowing Rani to escape with the man she really loves, a lorry cleaner.