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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Meenathil Thalikettu<br />
| image = Meenathil Thalikettu.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = <br />
| director = [[Rajan Sankaradi]]<br />
| producer = [[Prem Prakash]]<br>Sajan Varghese<br />
| screenplay = [[A. K. Sajan]]<br>A. K. Santhosh<br />
| story = [[Lal Jose]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| starring = [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]]<br>[[Tejali Ghanekar]]<br> [[Thilakan]]<br> [[Jagathy Sreekumar]]<br />
| music = [[Ouseppachen]]<br />
| cinematography = Sanjeev Shankar<br />
| editing = Venugopal<br />
| studio = <br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = 7 January 1998<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Meenathil Thalikettu''''' ({{Translation|Wedding in March}}) is a 1998 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[comedy-drama]] film directed by [[Rajan Sankaradi]] and written by [[A. K. Sajan]] and A. K. Santhosh from a story by [[Lal Jose]]. It features [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]], [[Tejali Ghanekar]][[Thilakan]], Sulekha, Zeenath and [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] in main roles. The film is about a 23-year-old Omanakkuttan (Dileep) who is still in [[high school]] and then marries his friend's sister due to certain circumstances. The music was composed by [[Ouseppachan]].<br />
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==Plot==<br />
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Omanakkuttan ([[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]]) is twenty-three years old and still in high school, a fact which angers his father, Govindan ([[Thilakan]]). His life takes a turn when he goes for his friend Sudhi's (Krishna Prasad) sister's marriage. Due to certain circumstances, he has to marry Malathi ([[Tejali Ghanekar]]), Sudhi's sister. This angers his father, however 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 his father's wish.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Dileep]] as Omanakkuttan/Omana<br />
*[[Tejali Ghanekar]] as Malathi/Malu <br />
*[[Thilakan]] as Govindan Nambeesan<br />
*[[Jagathi Sreekumar]] as Kaimal<br />
*[[Zeenath]] as Sharada<br />
*Baby Ambili as Ammini, Omanakkuttan's sister<br />
*[[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardanan]] as Kunjiraman<br />
*[[Kalabhavan Mani]] as Ochuuttee<br />
*Krishna Prasad as Sudhi<br />
*[[Adoor Bhawani]] as Kaimal's grandmother<br />
*[[Yadu Krishnan]] as Omanakkuttan's friend<br />
*[[Jose Prakash]] as Company manager<br />
*[[Vijay Menon]] as Rozario<br />
*[[Thesni Khan]] as Nancy<br />
*[[Oduvil Unnikrishnan]] as Doctor<br />
*[[Sukumari]] as Durga<br />
*[[Sankaradi]] as Durga's husband<br />
*[[Santhakumari]] as Malathi's mother<br />
*[[Elias Babu]] as Bridegroom's father<br />
*Meena Ganesh as Janu<br />
*Omana Ouseph<br />
*Nandu Poduval as flower seller<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The film's soundtrack contains 8 songs, all composed by [[Ouseppachan]], with lyrics by [[Gireesh Puthenchery]].<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)<br />
|-<br />
| 1<br />
| "Aaromale"<br />
| [[K. J. Yesudas]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2<br />
| "Dooreyoru Thaaram"<br />
| K. J. Yesudas, [[K. S. Chitra]]<br />
|-<br />
| 3<br />
| "Dooreyoru Thaaram" (F)<br />
| K. S. Chitra<br />
|-<br />
| 4<br />
| "Kaanaakkoottin"<br />
| [[M. G. Sreekumar]], [[Reju Joseph]]<br />
|-<br />
| 5<br />
| "Maarivillin"<br />
| M. G. Sreekumar<br />
|-<br />
| 6<br />
| "Maarivillinmel"<br />
| K. J. Yesudas, [[Sujatha Mohan]]<br />
|-<br />
| 7<br />
| "Oru Poovine"<br />
| K. J. Yesudas, Sujatha Mohan<br />
|-<br />
| 8<br />
| "Oru Poovine"<br />
| Sujatha Mohan, Chorus<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0276327|Meenathil Thalikettu}}<br />
* https://archive.is/20130218013408/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/6326/meenathil-thalikettu.html<br />
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{{Lal Jose}}<br />
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[[Category:1990s Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1998 romantic drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian teen romance films]]<br />
[[Category:1998 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]<br />
[[Category:1990s teen romance films]]<br />
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