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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Ulkadal<br />
| image = Oolkatal.jpg<br />
| caption = <br />
| director = [[K. G. George]]<br />
| producer = K. J. Thomas<br>Dr. George John<br />
| writer = [[George Onakkoor]]<br />
| based_on = {{based on|''Ulkadal''|George Onakkoor}}<br />
| starring = [[Venu Nagavally]]<br>[[Shobha|Sobha]]<br>[[Ratheesh]]<br>[[Jalaja]]<br />
| music = [[M. B. Sreenivasan]]<br>'''Lyrics:'''<br>[[O. N. V. Kurup]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Balu Mahendra]]<br />
| editing = M. N. Appu<br />
| studio = Naveenachitra Movie Makers<br />
| distributor = Vijaya Movies<br />
| released = {{Film date|1979|10|26|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Ulkadal''''' (''Bay'') is a 1979 [[Malayalam]] [[musical film|musical]]-[[romantic drama film]] directed by [[K. G. George]] and starring [[Venu Nagavally]] and [[Shobha|Sobha]]. The film, considered to be the first campus film in Malayalam, was adapted from the novel of the same name by [[George Onakkoor]]. It was shot mainly from [[Mar Ivanios College]], [[Trivandrum]].<br />
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==Plot==<br />
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.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{colbegin}}<br />
* [[Venu Nagavally]] as Rahulan<br />
* [[Shobha|Sobha]] as Reena<br />
* Suchitra as Meera<br />
* [[Anuradha (actress)|Anuradha]] as Thulasi<br />
* [[Ratheesh]] as Davis<br />
* [[Jalaja]] as Susanna<br />
* [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Shanku<br />
* [[Sankaradi]] as Father Chenadan<br />
* [[P. K. Venukuttan Nair]] as Reena's father<br />
* Kumudam<br />
* Azeez as Meera's father<br />
* Dr. Namputhiri<br />
* Konniyoor Vijayakumar<br />
* William Dicruz<br />
* [[Thilakan]] as Rahulan's father<br />
* Sreemathi George Varghese<br />
* Thrissur Elsy as Meera's mother<br />
* Omanammal<br />
* Jessy<br />
* Shanthi<br />
{{colend}}<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
The music was composed by [[M. B. Sreenivasan]] with lyrics by [[O. N. V. Kurup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=965|title=Ulkadal|accessdate=2014-10-12|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?1023|title=Ulkadal|accessdate=2014-10-12|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || "Ente Kadinjool Pranaya" || [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[Selma George]] || [[O. N. V. Kurup]] ||<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Krishnathulasikkathirukal" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || O. N. V. Kurup ||<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Nashtavasanthathin" || K. J. Yesudas || O. N. V. Kurup ||<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Puzhayil Mungi Thazhum" || K. J. Yesudas || O. N. V. Kurup ||<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Sharabindu Malardeepa" || [[P. Jayachandran]], Selma George || O. N. V. Kurup ||<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121024010208/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/303891 ''Oolkatal''] at the [[British Film Institute]] Movie Database<br />
* {{IMDb title|0215276}}<br />
* [http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/php/MovieDetails.php?mid=1023&encode=utf ''Oolkatal''] at the Malayalam Movie Database<br />
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[[Category:1970s Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1970s romantic musical films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1979 romantic drama films]]<br />
[[Category:1979 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]<br />
[[Category:Indian romantic musical films]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Thiruvananthapuram]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by K. G. George]]<br />
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