Kadathu
Kadathu is a 1981 Indian Malayalam film, directed by P. G. Vishwambharan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Shankar, M. G. Soman and Roja Ramani in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Shyam.[1][2][3] Actually, the script was penned by Priyadharshan. When the movie screened in the theaters, he noticed the credit had gone to the director himself.
| Kadathu | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | P. G. Vishwambharan |
| Written by | Kanam E. J. Priyadarshan(dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | P. G. Vishwambharan |
| Starring | Prem Nazir Shankar M. G. Soman Roja Ramani |
| Music by | Shyam |
| Cinematography | C. E. Babu Chandramohan |
| Edited by | V. P. Krishnan |
Production company | Sunitha Productions |
| Distributed by | Sunitha Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Cast
- Prem Nazir as Gopinath
- Shankar as Rajappan
- M. G. Soman as Ravi
- Roja Ramani as Maalu
- Sumalatha as Thulasi
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Meesha Vasu Pilla
- Adoor Bhasi as School Head Master
- Alummoodan as School Peon Kittu Pilla
- Baby Ponnambili
- T. G. Ravi as Kaala Dhamu
- Chembarathi Shobana
- K. P. A. C. Azeez Police Officer
- Bheeman Raghu
- Nellikode Bhaskaran
- Poojappura Ravi
- Aryad Gopalakrishnan
- Shubha as Sarala
- Adoor Bhavani
- Beena Kumbalangi
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Shyam and the lyrics were written by Bichu Thirumala.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Manjanaathi Kunnummel" | S. Janaki | Bichu Thirumala | |
| 2 | "Olangal Thaalam Thallumpol" | Unni Menon | Bichu Thirumala | |
| 3 | "Premaragam Padivannoru" | S. Janaki | Bichu Thirumala | |
| 4 | "Punnare Poonthinkale" | Unni Menon | Bichu Thirumala | |
| 5 | "Vennilaacholayil" | S. Janaki, Unni Menon | Bichu Thirumala |
Trivia
- Priyadarshan approached producer Aroma M Mani with the first ever script he penned which was to be filmed by PG Vishwambharan but it was decided that a newcomer as a script writer would not fare well in the market so screenplay was credited to the director.
References
- "Kadathu". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- "Kadathu". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- "Kadathe". spicyonion.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
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