Oolkatal

Oolkatal
Oolkatal
	Poster
Directed by	K. G. George
Written by	George Onakkoor
Based on	Ulkadal; by George Onakkoor
Produced by	K. J. Thomas; Dr. George John
Starring	Venu Nagavally; Sobha; Ratheesh; Jalaja
Cinematography	Balu Mahendra
Edited by	M. N. Appu
Music by	M. B. Sreenivasan
Production; company	Naveenachitra Movie Makers
Distributed by	Vijaya Movies
Release date	26 October 1979;
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Oolkatal or Ulkadal (transl. Bay) is a 1979 Malayalam-language musical-romantic drama film directed by K. G. George and starring Venu Nagavally and Sobha. The film, considered to be the first campus film in Malayalam, was adapted from the novel of the same name by George Onakkoor.^[1] It was shot mainly from Mar Ivanios College, Trivandrum.

Plot

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
Shobha as 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.

External links

Oolkatal at the British Film Institute^{[better source needed]}
Oolkatal at IMDb

[1] Vijayakumar, B. (12 June 2016). "Ulkadal: 1979". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.

[2] "ഉൾക്കടൽ (1979)". malayalasangeetham.info (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.

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