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	\| director = [[K. G. George]]		\| director = [[K. G. George]]
	\| producer = Prabhakaran~~<~~br /~~>~~Saidu Muhammad~~<~~br /~~>~~VK Sidharthan		\| producer = Prabhakaran<br />Saidu Muhammad<br />VK Sidharthan
	\| writer = [[Sreedharan Champad]]~~<~~br /~~>~~K. G. George		\| writer = [[Sreedharan Champad]]<br />K. G. George
	\| screenplay = K. G. George~~<~~br /~~>~~Sreedharan Champad		\| screenplay = K. G. George<br />Sreedharan Champad
	\| story = Sreedharan Champad		\| story = Sreedharan Champad
	\| based_on = {{Based on\|''Mela''\|Sreedharan Champad}}		\| based_on = {{Based on\|''Mela''\|Sreedharan Champad}}
	\| narrator =		\| narrator =
	\| starring = Raghu~~<~~br /~~>~~Anjali Naidu~~<~~br /~~>~~ [[Mammootty]]		\| starring = Raghu<br />Anjali Naidu<br /> [[Mammootty]]
	\| music = [[M. B. Sreenivasan]]		\| music = [[M. B. Sreenivasan]]
	\| cinematography = [[Ramachandra Babu]]		\| cinematography = [[Ramachandra Babu]]
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	'''''Mela''''' ({{translation\|[[Fair]]}}) is a 1980 [[Malayalam]]-language Indian film directed by [[K. G. George]], starring Raghu, [[Anjali Naidu]], and [[Mammootty]].~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite web\|url=http://popcorn.oneindia.in/movie-cast/8083/mela.html \|title=Mela\|work=Oneindia\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714102017/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/movie-cast/8083/mela.html \|date=2012-07-14\|archive-date=14 July 2012}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ It is noted for starring the shortest actor (Raghu) as the protagonist and in a full-length character.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite web\|url=http://content.msn.co.in/Entertainment/SouthCinema/SCGal_061207_1339.htm \|title=Undapakru, shortest actor \|publisher=MSN India \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080206025745/http://content.msn.co.in/Entertainment/SouthCinema/SCGal_061207_1339.htm \|archivedate=6 February 2008 }}~~<~~/ref~~><~~ref~~>~~{{cite web \|url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/14264/Undapakru-shortest-actor.html \|title=Undapakru, shortest actor \|publisher=Yahoo! Movies News \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705232149/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/14264/Undapakru-shortest-actor.html \|archivedate=2008-07-05 }}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		'''''Mela''''' ({{translation\|[[Fair]]}}) is a 1980 [[Malayalam]]-language Indian film directed by [[K. G. George]], starring Raghu, [[Anjali Naidu]], and [[Mammootty]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://popcorn.oneindia.in/movie-cast/8083/mela.html \|title=Mela\|work=Oneindia\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714102017/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/movie-cast/8083/mela.html \|date=2012-07-14\|archive-date=14 July 2012}}</ref> It is noted for starring the shortest actor (Raghu) as the protagonist and in a full-length character.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://content.msn.co.in/Entertainment/SouthCinema/SCGal_061207_1339.htm \|title=Undapakru, shortest actor \|publisher=MSN India \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080206025745/http://content.msn.co.in/Entertainment/SouthCinema/SCGal_061207_1339.htm \|archivedate=6 February 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/14264/Undapakru-shortest-actor.html \|title=Undapakru, shortest actor \|publisher=Yahoo! Movies News \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705232149/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/14264/Undapakru-shortest-actor.html \|archivedate=2008-07-05 }}</ref>

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
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	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
	*[[Mela Reghu\|Raghu]] as Govindan Kutty, a [[circus clown]], the protagonist.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite web\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/may/05/actor-mela-raghu-passes-away-at-60-2298552.html\|title=Actor 'Mela' Raghu passes away at 60\|date=5 May 2021 \|publisher=New Indian Express}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		*[[Mela Reghu\|Raghu]] as Govindan Kutty, a [[circus clown]], the protagonist.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/may/05/actor-mela-raghu-passes-away-at-60-2298552.html\|title=Actor 'Mela' Raghu passes away at 60\|date=5 May 2021 \|publisher=New Indian Express}}</ref>
	*[[Anjali Naidu]] as Sharada, the wife of the protagonist.		*[[Anjali Naidu]] as Sharada, the wife of the protagonist.
	*[[Mammootty]] as Vijayan, a bike jumper in the [[circus]]		*[[Mammootty]] as Vijayan, a bike jumper in the [[circus]]
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	== References ==		== References ==
	~~<~~references /~~>~~		<references />

	==External links==		==External links==

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	\| name = Mela		\| name = Mela
	\| image = Melafilmmm.png		\| image = Melafilmmm.png
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	\| alt =		\| alt =
	\| caption = Film poster		\| caption = Film poster
	\| director = [[K. G. George]]		\| director = [[K. G. George]]
	\| producer = Prabhakaran<br />Saidu Muhammad<br />VK Sidharthan		\| producer = Prabhakaran<br />Saidu Muhammad<br />VK Sidharthan
	\| writer = [[Sreedharan Champad]]<br />K. G. George		\| writer = [[Sreedharan Champad]]<br />K. G. George
	\| screenplay = K. G. George<br />Sreedharan Champad		\| screenplay = K. G. George<br />Sreedharan Champad
	\| story = Sreedharan Champad		\| story = Sreedharan Champad
	\| based_on = {{Based on\|''Mela''\|Sreedharan Champad}}		\| based_on = {{Based on\|''Mela''\|Sreedharan Champad}}
	\| narrator =		\| narrator =
	\| starring = Raghu<br />Anjali Naidu<br /~~> Mohan Elias<br />~~[[Mammootty]]		\| starring = Raghu<br />Anjali Naidu<br /> [[Mammootty]]
	\| music = [[M. B. Sreenivasan]]		\| music = [[M. B. Sreenivasan]]
	\| cinematography = [[Ramachandra Babu]]		\| cinematography = [[Ramachandra Babu]]
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	'''''Mela''''' ({{~~trans~~\|[[Fair]]}}) is a 1980 [[Malayalam]]-language Indian film directed by [[K. G. George]], starring Raghu, [[Anjali Naidu]], and [[Mammootty]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://popcorn.oneindia.in/movie-cast/8083/mela.html \|title=Mela\|work=~~popcorn.oneindia.in~~\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714102017/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/movie-cast/8083/mela.html \|date=2012-07-14\|archive-date=14 July ~~202~~}}</ref> It is noted for starring the shortest actor (Raghu) as the protagonist and in a full-length character.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://content.msn.co.in/Entertainment/SouthCinema/SCGal_061207_1339.htm \|title=Undapakru, shortest actor \|publisher=MSN India \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080206025745/http://content.msn.co.in/Entertainment/SouthCinema/SCGal_061207_1339.htm \|archivedate=6 February 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/14264/Undapakru-shortest-actor.html \|title=Undapakru, shortest actor \|publisher=Yahoo! Movies News \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705232149/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/14264/Undapakru-shortest-actor.html \|archivedate=2008-07-05 }}</ref>		'''''Mela''''' ({{translation\|[[Fair]]}}) is a 1980 [[Malayalam]]-language Indian film directed by [[K. G. George]], starring Raghu, [[Anjali Naidu]], and [[Mammootty]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://popcorn.oneindia.in/movie-cast/8083/mela.html \|title=Mela\|work=Oneindia\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714102017/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/movie-cast/8083/mela.html \|date=2012-07-14\|archive-date=14 July 2012}}</ref> It is noted for starring the shortest actor (Raghu) as the protagonist and in a full-length character.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://content.msn.co.in/Entertainment/SouthCinema/SCGal_061207_1339.htm \|title=Undapakru, shortest actor \|publisher=MSN India \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080206025745/http://content.msn.co.in/Entertainment/SouthCinema/SCGal_061207_1339.htm \|archivedate=6 February 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/14264/Undapakru-shortest-actor.html \|title=Undapakru, shortest actor \|publisher=Yahoo! Movies News \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705232149/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/14264/Undapakru-shortest-actor.html \|archivedate=2008-07-05 }}</ref>

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
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	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
	*[[Mela Reghu\|Raghu]] as Govindan Kutty, a [[circus clown]], the protagonist.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/may/05/actor-mela-raghu-passes-away-at-60-2298552.html\|title=Actor ~~‘Mela’~~ Raghu passes away at 60\|publisher=New Indian Express}}</ref>		*[[Mela Reghu\|Raghu]] as Govindan Kutty, a [[circus clown]], the protagonist.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/may/05/actor-mela-raghu-passes-away-at-60-2298552.html\|title=Actor 'Mela' Raghu passes away at 60\|date=5 May 2021 \|publisher=New Indian Express}}</ref>
	*[[Anjali Naidu]] as Sharada, the wife of the protagonist.		*[[Anjali Naidu]] as Sharada, the wife of the protagonist.
	*[[Mammootty]] as Vijayan, a bike jumper in the [[circus]]		*[[Mammootty]] as Vijayan, a bike jumper in the [[circus]]
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	== References ==		== References ==
	<references />		<references />

	[[Category:~~1980s~~ Malayalam-language films]]		==External links==
			* {{IMDb title\|tt0214944}}

			[[Category:1980 Malayalam-language films]]
	[[Category:Films shot in Kochi]]		[[Category:Films shot in Kochi]]
			[[Category:Films shot in Kannur]]
	[[Category:Films directed by K. G. George]]		[[Category:Films directed by K. G. George]]
	[[Category:Indian drama films]]		[[Category:Indian drama films]]
	[[Category:~~Works~~ about dwarfism]]		[[Category:Films about people with dwarfism]]
	~~[[Category:Indian films~~]]

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	\| producer = Prabhakaran<br />Saidu Muhammad<br />VK Sidharthan		\| producer = Prabhakaran<br />Saidu Muhammad<br />VK Sidharthan
	\| writer = Sreedharan Champad<br />K. G. George		\| writer = [[Sreedharan Champad]]<br />K. G. George
	\| screenplay = K. G. George<br />Sreedharan Champad		\| screenplay = K. G. George<br />Sreedharan Champad
	\| story = Sreedharan Champad		\| story = Sreedharan Champad
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	'''''Mela''''' ({{trans\|[[Fair]]}}) is a 1980 [[Malayalam]]-language Indian film directed by [[K. G. George]], starring Raghu, [[Anjali Naidu]], and [[Mammootty]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://popcorn.oneindia.in/movie-cast/8083/mela.html \|title=Mela\|work=popcorn.oneindia.in\|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120714102017/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/movie-cast/8083/mela.html \|date=2012-07-14\|archive-date=14 July 202}}</ref> ~~This was the first film in which [[Mammootty]] played a notable supporting role.~~ It is noted for starring the shortest actor (Raghu) as the protagonist and in a full-length character.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://content.msn.co.in/Entertainment/SouthCinema/SCGal_061207_1339.htm \|title=Undapakru, shortest actor \|publisher=MSN India \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080206025745/http://content.msn.co.in/Entertainment/SouthCinema/SCGal_061207_1339.htm \|archivedate=6 February 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/14264/Undapakru-shortest-actor.html \|title=Undapakru, shortest actor \|publisher=Yahoo! Movies News \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705232149/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/14264/Undapakru-shortest-actor.html \|archivedate=2008-07-05 }}</ref>		'''''Mela''''' ({{trans\|[[Fair]]}}) is a 1980 [[Malayalam]]-language Indian film directed by [[K. G. George]], starring Raghu, [[Anjali Naidu]], and [[Mammootty]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://popcorn.oneindia.in/movie-cast/8083/mela.html \|title=Mela\|work=popcorn.oneindia.in\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714102017/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/movie-cast/8083/mela.html \|date=2012-07-14\|archive-date=14 July 202}}</ref> It is noted for starring the shortest actor (Raghu) as the protagonist and in a full-length character.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://content.msn.co.in/Entertainment/SouthCinema/SCGal_061207_1339.htm \|title=Undapakru, shortest actor \|publisher=MSN India \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080206025745/http://content.msn.co.in/Entertainment/SouthCinema/SCGal_061207_1339.htm \|archivedate=6 February 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/14264/Undapakru-shortest-actor.html \|title=Undapakru, shortest actor \|publisher=Yahoo! Movies News \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705232149/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/14264/Undapakru-shortest-actor.html \|archivedate=2008-07-05 }}</ref>

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
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	Things come to a different world when they reach the circus. Here the clown is a very insignificant figure. His wife sees the difference very quick. She soon gets attracted to a heroic figure in the circus camp—[[Motorcycle stunt riding\|motorcycle stuntsman]] Vijayan ([[Mammootty]]). They show the signs of moving into an affair. Some drama follows and the protagonist, the clown, hands over his wife to the bike jumper and commits suicide.		Things come to a different world when they reach the circus. Here the clown is a very insignificant figure. His wife sees the difference very quick. She soon gets attracted to a heroic figure in the circus camp—[[Motorcycle stunt riding\|motorcycle stuntsman]] Vijayan ([[Mammootty]]). They show the signs of moving into an affair. Some drama follows and the protagonist, the clown, hands over his wife to the bike jumper and commits suicide.

	~~== Production ==~~
	~~The film was shot at Rayman circus at [[Ernakulam]].~~

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
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	*K. G. Pinarayi		*K. G. Pinarayi
	*Bhaskara Kurup
	*[[Mohan Elias (Sumesh)]]		*[[Mohan Elias (Sumesh)]]
	*[[Sreenivasan]] as Balan		*[[Sreenivasan]] as Balan

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{{short description|1980 film by K. G. George}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Mela
| image = Melafilmmm.png
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[K. G. George]]
| producer = Prabhakaran Saidu Muhammad VK Sidharthan
| writer = Sreedharan Champad K. G. George
| screenplay = K. G. George Sreedharan Champad
| story = Sreedharan Champad
| based_on = {{Based on|''Mela''|Sreedharan Champad}}
| narrator =
| starring = Raghu Anjali Naidu Mohan Elias [[Mammootty]]
| music = [[M. B. Sreenivasan]]
| cinematography = [[Ramachandra Babu]]
| editing = Ravi
| studio = Visal Movies
| distributor = Visal Movies
| released = {{Film date|1980|12|5|df=y}}
| runtime = 150 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Mela''''' ({{trans|[[Fair]]}}) is a 1980 [[Malayalam]]-language Indian film directed by [[K. G. George]], starring Raghu, [[Anjali Naidu]], and [[Mammootty]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://popcorn.oneindia.in/movie-cast/8083/mela.html |title=Mela|work=popcorn.oneindia.in|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120714102017/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/movie-cast/8083/mela.html |date=2012-07-14|archive-date=14 July 202}}</ref> This was the first film in which [[Mammootty]] played a notable supporting role. It is noted for starring the shortest actor (Raghu) as the protagonist and in a full-length character.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content.msn.co.in/Entertainment/SouthCinema/SCGal_061207_1339.htm |title=Undapakru, shortest actor |publisher=MSN India |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080206025745/http://content.msn.co.in/Entertainment/SouthCinema/SCGal_061207_1339.htm |archivedate=6 February 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/14264/Undapakru-shortest-actor.html |title=Undapakru, shortest actor |publisher=Yahoo! Movies News |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705232149/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/14264/Undapakru-shortest-actor.html |archivedate=2008-07-05 }}</ref>

== Plot ==
The protagonist, working as a [[Circus clown|clown]] in a [[circus]] in the town, comes to visit his village. He is looking for a bride. The heroine, a tall lady, gets charmed by the wealthiness (compared to the other citizens of the village) of the protagonist even though he is a [[Dwarfism|dwarf]]. She assents to marriage. Married, they go to the town to join the circus camp.

Things come to a different world when they reach the circus. Here the clown is a very insignificant figure. His wife sees the difference very quick. She soon gets attracted to a heroic figure in the circus camp—[[Motorcycle stunt riding|motorcycle stuntsman]] Vijayan ([[Mammootty]]). They show the signs of moving into an affair. Some drama follows and the protagonist, the clown, hands over his wife to the bike jumper and commits suicide.

== Production ==
The film was shot at Rayman circus at [[Ernakulam]].

== Cast ==
*[[Mela Reghu|Raghu]] as Govindan Kutty, a [[circus clown]], the protagonist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/may/05/actor-mela-raghu-passes-away-at-60-2298552.html|title=Actor ‘Mela’ Raghu passes away at 60|publisher=New Indian Express}}</ref>
*[[Anjali Naidu]] as Sharada, the wife of the protagonist.
*[[Mammootty]] as Vijayan, a bike jumper in the [[circus]]
*Iringal Narayani as the mother of protagonist (Raghu)
*K. G. Pinarayi
*Bhaskara Kurup
*[[Mohan Elias (Sumesh)]]
*[[Sreenivasan]] as Balan
*Sharaff as Ramesh – Circus Manager
*Bhaskara Kurup

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[M. K. Arjunan]] and [[M. B. Sreenivasan]] and the lyrics were written by [[O. N. V. Kurup]] and [[Mullanezhi]].

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Jwaalaamukhi" (Bit) (from the film ''Moham Enna Pakshi'') || [[P. Susheela]] || [[O. N. V. Kurup]] ||
|-
| 2 || "Manassoru Maanthrikakkuthirayaay" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || [[Mullanezhi]] ||
|-
| 3 || "Neelakkuda Choodi Maanam" || [[Selma George]] || Mullanezhi ||
|-
| 4 || "Shilpakalaa" (Bit) (from the film ''Moham Enna Pakshi'') || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || O. N. V. Kurup ||
|}

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:1980s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Kochi]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. G. George]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Works about dwarfism]]
[[Category:Indian films]]