Oolkatal
| Oolkatal | |
|---|---|
| Cinematography | Balu Mahendra |
| Edited by | M. N. Appu |
| Music by | M. B. Sreenivasan |
Production company | Naveenachitra Movie Makers |
| Distributed by | Vijaya Movies |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Oolkatal or Ulkadal (transl. Bay) is a 1979
Plot
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The film's protagonist is Rahulan who loves three different women in different stages of his life. After his childhood love Thulasi commits suicide, Rahulan falls in love with his friend's sister Reena. She hails from an orthodox Christian family and Rahulan never has the courage to approach her father for a marriage proposal. After completing college, Rahulan gets a teacher job. He eventually falls in love with Meera, a rich student of his. Meera's family fixes her marriage with Rahulan. One night, Reena visits Rahulan in his house and at the same time Meera and her father also come and is shocked to see another woman with Rahulan. In the climax, Rahulan accepts Reena into his life. On the parallel, another romance story is also told, between Davis (Rahulan's friend and Reena's brother), and a nun.
Cast
- Venu Nagavally as Rahulan
- Ratheesh as Davis
- Shobhaas Reena
- Jalaja as Susanna
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Shanku
- Thilakan as Rahulan's father
- Suchitra as Meera
- Anuradha as Thulasi
- Sankaradi as Father Chenadan
- P. K. Venukuttan Nair as Reena's father
- Kumudam
- Azeez as Meera's father
- Dr. Namputhiri
- Konniyoor Vijayakumar
- William Dicruz
- Sreemathi George Varghese
- Thrissur Elsy as Meera's mother
- Omanammal
- Jessy
- Shanthi
- Nicemon as child rahulan
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. B. Sreenivasan with lyrics by O. N. V. Kurup.[2]
| Song | Singers |
|---|---|
| "Ente Kadinjool Pranaya" | K. J. Yesudas, Selma George |
| "Krishnathulasikkathirukal" | K. J. Yesudas |
| "Nashtavasanthathin" | K. J. Yesudas |
| "Puzhayil Mungi Thazhum" | K. J. Yesudas |
| "Sharadindu Malardeepa" | P. Jayachandran, Selma George |
References
- ^ Vijayakumar, B. (12 June 2016). "Ulkadal: 1979". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "ഉൾക്കടൽ (1979)". malayalasangeetham.info (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
