Meenathil Thalikettu
| Meenathil Thalikettu | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Rajan Sankaradi |
| Produced by |
Prem Prakash Sajan Varghese |
| Screenplay by | A.K.Sajan and A.K.Sandhosh |
| Story by | Lal Jose |
| Starring |
Dileep Sulekha Thilakan Jagathy Sreekumar |
| Music by | Ouseppachen |
| Cinematography | Sanjeev Shankar |
| Edited by | Venugopal |
Release date | date7-1-1998 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Meenathil Thalikettu (English: Wedding in March) is a 1998 Malayalam film directed by Rajan Sankaradi, written by A.K. Sajan and A. K. Santhosh based on a story by Lal Jose. Dileep, Thilakan, Sulekha, Zeenath, and Jagathy Sreekumar play the lead roles. Oduvil Unnikrishnan makes a cameo appearance. The film is about a 22-year-old, Omanakkuttan (Dileep), who is still a high school student and then gets married due to certain circumstances. The music is composed by Ouseppachan.
Plot
Omanakkuttan (Dileep) is twenty-two years old and too lazy to hold down a job, which angers his father (Thilakan). His life takes a turn when he goes for his friend Sudi's (Krishna Prasad) sister's marriage and he marries her (Malu); this angers his father, Govindan but he allows them to stay in his home. Malu becomes pregnant and both Omanakkuttan and Malu are thrown out of the house since Omanakkuttan doesn't agree to an abortion according to Thilakan's wishes. Omanakkuttan lives to save his child and wife.
Cast
- Dileep as Omanakkuttan a.k.a Omana, Muthappa
- Sulekha as Malathi a.k.a Malu
- Thilakan as Govindan Nambeesan
- Jagathi Sreekumar as Kaimal
- Zeenath as Sharada
- Baby Ambili as Omanakkuttan's sister
- Janardanan as Kunjiraman
- Kalabhavan Mani as Ochuuttee
- Krishna Prasad as Sudhi
- Adoor Bhawani as Kaimal's grandmother
- Yadu Krishnan as Omanakkuttan's friend
- Jose Prakash as Company manager
- Vijay Menon as Rozario
- Thesni Khan as Nancy
- Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Doctor
- Sukumari as Durga
- Sankaradi as Durga's husband
- Santhakumari as Malathi's mother
- Elias Babu as Bridegroom's father
- Meena Ganesh as Janu
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack contains 8 songs, all composed by Ouseppachan and Lyrics by Gireesh Puthenchery.
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aaromale" | K. J. Yesudas |
| 2 | "Dooreyoru Thaaram" | K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chitra |
| 3 | "Dooreyoru Thaaram (F)" | K. S. Chitra |
| 4 | "Kaanaakkoottin" | M. G. Sreekumar, Reju Joseph |
| 5 | "Maarivillin" | M. G. Sreekumar |
| 6 | "Maarivillinmel" | K. J. Yesudas, Sujatha Mohan |
| 7 | "Oru Poovine" | K. J. Yesudas, Sujatha Mohan |
| 8 | "Oru Poovine" | Sujatha Mohan, Chorus |