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{{Infobox film
| name = Randu Penkuttikal
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Mohan (director)|Mohan]]
| producer =
| screenplay = [[Surasu]]
| based_on = ''Randu Penkuttikal'' by V. T. Nandakumar
| narrator =
| starring = [[Shoba]] Anupama Mohan [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]] [[Sukumaran]]
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]] '''Lyrics:''' [[Bichu Thirumala]]
| cinematography = U. Rajagopal
| editing = G. Venkitaraman
| studio = Sree Ganesh Kalamandir
| distributor = Angel Films
| released = {{Film date|1978|4|28|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Randu Penkuttikal''''' is a [[List of Malayalam films of 1978|1978]] Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]-language [[film]] directed by [[Mohan (director)|Mohan]] from a screenplay by Surasu, which is partially based on the novel of the same name by V. T. Nandakumar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.msidb.org/m.php?1124| title=Randu Penkuttikal (1978)|publisher= Malayalam Movie Database|access-date=25 May 2013}}</ref> In a later interview, director Mohan said that he never read the novel completely, before or after the making of this film. He adapted the title as well as the lead characters but asked Surasu to weave a script based on those characters and not necessarily based on the novel. However, V. T. Nandakumar is given credit for the story.<ref>{{cite news|title=Director Mohan in the column Vachakamela|date=25 May 2013|newspaper=[[Malayala Manorama]]|page=10|location=[[Kottayam]]}}</ref>

== Plot ==
One of the earliest movies to explore the theme of lesbianism in a normalised way.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.gqindia.com/content/the-indian-film-that-attempts-to-turn-the-world-right-side-up/|title=The Indian film that attempts to turn the world right side up|date=2017-06-06|work=GQ India|access-date=2018-05-11|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tracking-indian-communities/lgbt-themes-mere-add-on-to-kollywoods-ribaldry/|title=LGBT themes mere add-on to Kollywood's ribaldry|work=Times of India Blog|access-date=2018-05-11|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Shoba]]
* Anupama Mohan
* [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]]
* [[Sukumaran]]
* [[Jayan]] as Collector (Guest Role)
* Surasu
* [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]]
* [[Vidhubala]]
* [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]]
* [[Jalaja]]
* [[Santhadevi]]
* [[Sukumari]]
* [[P. K. Abraham]]

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]] and the lyrics were written by [[Bichu Thirumala]] and [[Randor Guy]].
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Entharivoo Nee" || [[P. Jayachandran]] || [[Bichu Thirumala]] ||
|-
| 2 || "Njaayarum Thinkalum" || P. Jayachandran || Bichu Thirumala ||
|-
| 3 || "Sruthimandalam" || P. Jayachandran, Chorus || Bichu Thirumala ||
|-
| 4 || "Where There Is" || [[Usha Uthup]] || [[Randor Guy]] ||
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:1978 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1970s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Mohan]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]
[[Category:Indian LGBT-related films]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]

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