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	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = Yakshi		\| name = Yakshi
	\| image = Yakshi ~~(1968)~~ film poster.jpg		\| image = Yakshi film poster.jpg
	\| caption =		\| caption = Poster
	\| director = [[K. S. Sethumadhavan]]		\| director = [[K. S. Sethumadhavan]]
			\| screenplay = [[Thoppil Bhasi]]
			\| based_on = {{based on\|''[[Yakshi (novel)\|Yakshi]]''\|[[Malayattoor Ramakrishnan]]}}
	\| producer = M. O. Joseph		\| producer = M. O. Joseph
	~~\| writer = [[Thoppil Bhasi]]~~		\| starring = [[Sathyaneshan Nadar\|Sathyan]]<br />[[Sharada (actress)\|Sharada]]
	\| starring = [[Sathyaneshan Nadar\|Sathyan]]<br/>[[Sharada (actress)\|Sharada]]		\| cinematography = [[Melli Irani]]
	\| ~~based_on~~ = ~~{{based on\|''~~[[~~Yakshi (novel)\|Yakshi~~]]''\|~~[[Malayattoor Ramakrishnan]]}}~~		\| editing = M. S. Mani
	\| music = [[Devarajan]]		\| music = [[Devarajan]]
	~~\| cinematography = Melli Irani~~
	~~\| editing = M. S. Mani~~
	\| studio = Manjilas		\| studio = Manjilas
	\| distributor = Vimala Release		\| distributor = Vimala Release
	\| released = {{Film date\|1968\|6\|30\|df=y}}		\| released = {{Film date\|1968\|6\|30\|df=y}}
	~~\| runtime =~~
	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| language = Malayalam		\| language = Malayalam
	~~\| budget =~~
	~~\| gross =~~
	}}		}}
	'''''Yakshi''''' is a 1968 [[Malayalam]] [[psychological ~~horror~~]] film, directed by [[K. S. Sethumadhavan]] and written by [[Thoppil Bhasi]], based on [[Malayattoor Ramakrishnan]]'s ~~much acclaimed~~ [[Yakshi (novel)\|novel of the same name]].<ref>{{~~cite~~ book \|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian ~~cinema~~ \|~~url~~=~~https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofi0000raja~~ \|~~url-access~~=~~registration~~ \|~~last~~=~~Rajadhyaksha~~ \|~~first~~=~~Ashish~~ \|~~author2~~=~~Paul Willemen~~ \|~~page~~=~~[https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofi0000raja/page/~~143 ~~143]~~ \|~~year~~=~~1999~~ \|~~publisher~~=~~[[British Film Institute]]~~ }}</ref> It stars [[Sathyaneshan Nadar\|Sathyan]], [[Sharada (actress)\|Sharada]], [[Adoor Bhasi]], [[N. Govindan Kutty]], [[Bahadoor]], Ushakumari, [[Sukumari]], Rajakokila and Radhika.<ref>{{~~cite web~~\|url=http://~~malayalasangeetham~~.~~info~~/m.~~php?3130~~\|~~title~~=~~Yakshi~~\|access-date=~~2014~~-10-14\|~~publisher~~=~~Malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref> It is the first psychological thriller in the history of Malayalam cinema.<ref>C. S. Venkiteswaran. (18 June 2006). [~~https://web.archive.org/web/20121109063438/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/06/18/stories/2010061857770100.htm ~~"Auteur par excellence"]. ''~~[[The Hindu]]''. ~~Retrieved 30 April 2011~~.</ref>		'''''Yakshi''''' is a 1968 [[Malayalam]]-language [[psychological thriller]] film, directed by [[K. S. Sethumadhavan]] and written by [[Thoppil Bhasi]], based on [[Malayattoor Ramakrishnan]]'s [[Yakshi (novel)\|novel of the same name]].<ref>{{Cite book \|last1=Rajadhyaksha \|first1=Ashish \|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema \|last2=Willemen \|first2=Paul \|publisher=[[British Film Institute]] and [[Oxford University Press]] \|year=1998 \|isbn=0-19-563579-5 \|pages=143 \|author-link=Ashish Rajadhyaksha \|author-link2=Paul Willemen \|orig-date=1994}}</ref> The film stars [[Sathyaneshan Nadar\|Sathyan]], [[Sharada (actress)\|Sharada]], [[Adoor Bhasi]], [[N. Govindan Kutty]], [[Bahadoor]], Ushakumari, [[Sukumari]], Rajakokila and Radhika. It is considered by historians to be the first psychological thriller in [[Malayalam cinema]].<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Venkiteswaran \|first=C. S. \|date=18 June 2006 \|title=Auteur par excellence \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/06/18/stories/2010061857770100.htm \|url-status=dead \|access-date=2022-12-15 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109063438/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/06/18/stories/2010061857770100.htm \|archive-date=2012-11-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|date=2013-09-22 \|title=Yakshi (1968) \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/radio-and-tv/yakshi-1968/article5153979.ece \|access-date=2022-12-15}}</ref>

			== Plot ==

	~~==Plot==~~		A college lecturer Sreenivasan is doing research on the unscientific and superstitious topic of the [[Yakshi]]s. He is disfigured in an accident in his college lab. Everyone adored him begins to hate him and keep away from him for his looks. He meets a beautiful woman, Ragini. She is willing to accept him despite his disfigurement. Sreenivasan marries Ragini and they lead a happy life. After a while, Sreenivasan has doubts about the identity of his wife; he suspects that she is a Yakshi. He dreams that Ragini wants to murder him to gain immortality by drinking his blood. Sreenivasan allows her to take his life, but because of the strong passion and love towards him, Ragini lets him live and disappears. When Sreenivasan wakes up from the dream, policemen take him to a psychiatrist on the basis of the missing of Ragini and Sreenivasan's retarded behaviour. Sreenivasan tells them cops that, Ragini is a Yakshi and disappeared in front of him. But no one believes him. The psychiatrist reveals to the cops that, Sreenivasan is mentally ill because of his constant thoughts about Yakshis. He confesses that he murdered Ragini while she was dressing up due to his mental illness.
	A ~~mentally ill~~ college lecturer Sreenivasan ~~([[Sathyan (actor)\|Sathyan]])~~ is doing research on the unscientific and superstitious topic of the [[Yakshi]]s. He is disfigured in an accident in his college lab. Everyone adored him begins to hate him and keep away from him for his looks. He meets a beautiful woman, Ragini ~~([[Sharada (actress)\|Sharada]])~~. She is willing to accept him despite his disfigurement. Sreenivasan marries Ragini and they lead a happy life. After a while, Sreenivasan has doubts about the identity of his wife; he suspects that she is a Yakshi. He dreams that Ragini wants to murder him to gain immortality by drinking his blood. Sreenivasan allows her to take his life, but because of the strong passion and love towards him, Ragini lets him live and disappears. When Sreenivasan wakes up from the dream, policemen take him to a psychiatrist on the basis of the missing of Ragini and Sreenivasan's retarded behaviour. Sreenivasan tells them cops that, Ragini is a Yakshi and disappeared in front of him. But no one believes him. The psychiatrist reveals to the cops that, Sreenivasan is mentally ill because of his constant thoughts about Yakshis. He confesses that he murdered Ragini while she was dressing up due to his mental illness.

	==Cast==		== Cast ==
	*[[Sharada (actress)\|Sharada]] as Ragini		*[[Sharada (actress)\|Sharada]] as Ragini, Sreenivasan's beautiful wife
	*[[Sathyan (actor)\|Sathyan]] as Professor Sreenivasan (Sreeni)		*[[Sathyan (Malayalam actor)\|Sathyan]] as Professor Sreenivasan (Sreeni)
	*[[Sreelatha Namboothiri]] as Vanaja		*[[Sreelatha Namboothiri]] as Vanaja
	*[[Adoor Bhasi]] as Ananthan		*[[Adoor Bhasi]] as Ananthan
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	*Radhika		*Radhika
	*[[Rajakokila]] as Chandran's Wife		*[[Rajakokila]] as Chandran's Wife
	*[[Ushakumari]] as Vijayalakshmi		*[[Vennira Aadai Nirmala\|Ushakumari]] as Vijayalakshmi

	==Soundtrack==		== Soundtrack ==
	The music was composed by [[G. Devarajan]] and the lyrics were written by [[Vayalar Ramavarma]].		The music was composed by [[G. Devarajan]] and the lyrics were written by [[Vayalar Ramavarma]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=യക്ഷി (1968) \|url=https://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?3130 \|access-date=2022-12-15 \|website=malayalasangeetham.info \|language=ml}}</ref>

	{\| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"		{\| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
	~~! No. !~~! Song !! Singers ~~!! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)~~		! Song !! Singers
	\|-		\|-
	~~\| 1 \|~~\| "Chandrodayathile" \|\| [[S. Janaki]] ~~\|\| [[Vayalar Ramavarma]] \|\|~~		\| "Chandrodayathile" \|\| [[S. Janaki]]
	\|-		\|-
	~~\| 2 \|~~\| "Chandrodayathile" \|\| [[K. J. Yesudas]], S. Janaki ~~\|\| Vayalar Ramavarma \|\|~~		\| "Chandrodayathile" \|\| [[K. J. Yesudas]], S. Janaki
	\|-		\|-
	~~\| 3 \|~~\| "Padmaraagappadavukal" \|\| [[P. Susheela]] ~~\|\| Vayalar Ramavarma \|\|~~		\| "Padmaraagappadavukal" \|\| [[P. Susheela]]
	\|-		\|-
	~~\| 4 \|~~\| "Swarnachaamaram Veeshiyethunna" \|\| K. J. Yesudas, [[P. Leela]] ~~\|\| Vayalar Ramavarma \|\|~~		\| "Swarnachaamaram Veeshiyethunna" \|\| K. J. Yesudas, [[P. Leela]]
	\|-		\|-
	~~\| 5 \|~~\| "Swarnachaamaram" (F) \|\| P. Leela ~~\|\| Vayalar Ramavarma \|\|~~		\| "Swarnachaamaram" (F) \|\| P. Leela
	\|-		\|-
	~~\| 6 \|~~\| "Vilichu Njan Vilikettu" \|\| P. Susheela ~~\|\| Vayalar Ramavarma \|\|~~		\| "Vilichu Njan Vilikettu" \|\| P. Susheela
	\|}		\|}

	==~~See also~~==		== References ==
	* ''[[Akam (film)\|Akam]]'', a 2013 film adaptation of the novel		<references />

	~~==References==~~		== External links ==
	~~<references/>~~		* {{IMDb title\|0255706}}

	==External links==
	* [http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?3130 ''Yakshi''] at the Malayalam Movie Database
	* {{~~IMDB~~ title\|0255706~~\|Yakshi~~}}

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	'''''Yakshi''''' is a 1968 [[Malayalam]] [[horror ~~film\|horror]] [[psychological thriller~~]] film, directed by [[K. S. Sethumadhavan]] and written by [[Thoppil Bhasi]], based on [[Malayattoor Ramakrishnan]]'s much acclaimed [[Yakshi (novel)\|novel of the same name]].<ref>{{cite book \|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema \|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofi0000raja \|url-access=registration \|last=Rajadhyaksha \|first=Ashish \|author2=Paul Willemen \|page=[https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofi0000raja/page/143 143] \|year=1999 \|publisher=[[British Film Institute]] }}</ref> It stars [[Sathyaneshan Nadar\|Sathyan]], [[Sharada (actress)\|Sharada]], [[Adoor Bhasi]], [[N. Govindan Kutty]], [[Bahadoor]], Ushakumari, [[Sukumari]], Rajakokila and Radhika.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?3130\|title=Yakshi\|access-date=2014-10-14\|publisher=Malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref> It is the first psychological thriller in the history of Malayalam cinema.<ref>C. S. Venkiteswaran. (18 June 2006). [https://web.archive.org/web/20121109063438/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/06/18/stories/2010061857770100.htm "Auteur par excellence"]. ''[[The Hindu]]''. Retrieved 30 April 2011.</ref>		'''''Yakshi''''' is a 1968 [[Malayalam]] [[psychological horror]] film, directed by [[K. S. Sethumadhavan]] and written by [[Thoppil Bhasi]], based on [[Malayattoor Ramakrishnan]]'s much acclaimed [[Yakshi (novel)\|novel of the same name]].<ref>{{cite book \|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema \|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofi0000raja \|url-access=registration \|last=Rajadhyaksha \|first=Ashish \|author2=Paul Willemen \|page=[https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofi0000raja/page/143 143] \|year=1999 \|publisher=[[British Film Institute]] }}</ref> It stars [[Sathyaneshan Nadar\|Sathyan]], [[Sharada (actress)\|Sharada]], [[Adoor Bhasi]], [[N. Govindan Kutty]], [[Bahadoor]], Ushakumari, [[Sukumari]], Rajakokila and Radhika.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?3130\|title=Yakshi\|access-date=2014-10-14\|publisher=Malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref> It is the first psychological thriller in the history of Malayalam cinema.<ref>C. S. Venkiteswaran. (18 June 2006). [https://web.archive.org/web/20121109063438/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/06/18/stories/2010061857770100.htm "Auteur par excellence"]. ''[[The Hindu]]''. Retrieved 30 April 2011.</ref>

	==Plot==		==Plot==
	~~The story is about a~~ college lecturer Sreenivasan ([[Sathyan (actor)\|Sathyan]])~~, who~~ is doing research on the [[Yakshi]]s. He is disfigured in an accident in his college lab~~, while experimenting with acids~~. Everyone ~~who used to adore~~ him begins to hate him and keep away from him for his looks. He meets a beautiful woman, Ragini ([[Sharada (actress)\|Sharada]]). She is willing to accept him despite his disfigurement. ~~Sreeni~~ marries Ragini and they lead a happy life. ~~But after~~ a while, Sreenivasan has doubts about the identity of his wife; he suspects that she is a "Yakshi". He ~~dreamed~~ that Ragini wants to ~~kill~~ him ~~for~~ immortality. ~~Sreeni allowed~~ her to take his life, but because of the strong passion and love towards ~~Sreeni~~, Ragini lets him live and disappears. When ~~Sreeni woke~~ up from the dream, ~~some cops~~ take him to a psychiatrist on the basis of the missing of Ragini and ~~Sreeni~~'s retarded behaviour. ~~Sreeni told to the~~ cops that, Ragini is a Yakshi and disappeared in front of him. But no one believes him. The psychiatrist ~~revealed~~ to the cops that, ~~Sreeni~~ is mentally ~~unstable~~ because of his constant thoughts about ~~Yakshi~~. ~~Actually, Sreeni (because of his mental imbalance) killed~~ Ragini ~~by thinking,~~ she~~'s Yakshi. At the end of the film, Sreeni admits~~ to ~~the cops, "I love my Ragini,I killed her, I'm a Psycho.."~~.		A mentally ill college lecturer Sreenivasan ([[Sathyan (actor)\|Sathyan]]) is doing research on the unscientific and superstitious topic of the [[Yakshi]]s. He is disfigured in an accident in his college lab. Everyone adored him begins to hate him and keep away from him for his looks. He meets a beautiful woman, Ragini ([[Sharada (actress)\|Sharada]]). She is willing to accept him despite his disfigurement. Sreenivasan marries Ragini and they lead a happy life. After a while, Sreenivasan has doubts about the identity of his wife; he suspects that she is a Yakshi. He dreams that Ragini wants to murder him to gain immortality by drinking his blood. Sreenivasan allows her to take his life, but because of the strong passion and love towards him, Ragini lets him live and disappears. When Sreenivasan wakes up from the dream, policemen take him to a psychiatrist on the basis of the missing of Ragini and Sreenivasan's retarded behaviour. Sreenivasan tells them cops that, Ragini is a Yakshi and disappeared in front of him. But no one believes him. The psychiatrist reveals to the cops that, Sreenivasan is mentally ill because of his constant thoughts about Yakshis. He confesses that he murdered Ragini while she was dressing up due to his mental illness.

	==Cast==		==Cast==

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{{Infobox film
| name = Yakshi
| image = Yakshi (1968) film poster.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[K. S. Sethumadhavan]]
| producer = M. O. Joseph
| writer = [[Thoppil Bhasi]]
| starring = [[Sathyaneshan Nadar|Sathyan]]<br/>[[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]]
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Yakshi (novel)|Yakshi]]''|[[Malayattoor Ramakrishnan]]}}
| music = [[Devarajan]]
| cinematography = Melli Irani
| editing = M. S. Mani
| studio = Manjilas
| distributor = Vimala Release
| released = {{Film date|1968|6|30|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Yakshi''''' is a 1968 [[Malayalam]] [[horror film|horror]] [[psychological thriller]] film, directed by [[K. S. Sethumadhavan]] and written by [[Thoppil Bhasi]], based on [[Malayattoor Ramakrishnan]]'s much acclaimed [[Yakshi (novel)|novel of the same name]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofi0000raja |url-access=registration |last=Rajadhyaksha |first=Ashish |author2=Paul Willemen |page=[https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofi0000raja/page/143 143] |year=1999 |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] }}</ref> It stars [[Sathyaneshan Nadar|Sathyan]], [[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]], [[Adoor Bhasi]], [[N. Govindan Kutty]], [[Bahadoor]], Ushakumari, [[Sukumari]], Rajakokila and Radhika.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?3130|title=Yakshi|access-date=2014-10-14|publisher=Malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref> It is the first psychological thriller in the history of Malayalam cinema.<ref>C. S. Venkiteswaran. (18 June 2006). [https://web.archive.org/web/20121109063438/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/06/18/stories/2010061857770100.htm "Auteur par excellence"]. ''[[The Hindu]]''. Retrieved 30 April 2011.</ref>

==Plot==
The story is about a college lecturer Sreenivasan ([[Sathyan (actor)|Sathyan]]), who is doing research on the [[Yakshi]]s. He is disfigured in an accident in his college lab, while experimenting with acids. Everyone who used to adore him begins to hate him and keep away from him for his looks. He meets a beautiful woman, Ragini ([[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]]). She is willing to accept him despite his disfigurement. Sreeni marries Ragini and they lead a happy life. But after a while, Sreenivasan has doubts about the identity of his wife; he suspects that she is a "Yakshi". He dreamed that Ragini wants to kill him for immortality. Sreeni allowed her to take his life, but because of the strong passion and love towards Sreeni, Ragini lets him live and disappears. When Sreeni woke up from the dream, some cops take him to a psychiatrist on the basis of the missing of Ragini and Sreeni's retarded behaviour. Sreeni told to the cops that, Ragini is a Yakshi and disappeared in front of him. But no one believes him. The psychiatrist revealed to the cops that, Sreeni is mentally unstable because of his constant thoughts about Yakshi. Actually, Sreeni (because of his mental imbalance) killed Ragini by thinking, she's Yakshi. At the end of the film, Sreeni admits to the cops, "I love my Ragini,I killed her, I'm a Psycho..".

==Cast==
*[[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]] as Ragini
*[[Sathyan (actor)|Sathyan]] as Professor Sreenivasan (Sreeni)
*[[Sreelatha Namboothiri]] as Vanaja
*[[Adoor Bhasi]] as Ananthan
*[[Sukumari]] as Kalyani
*[[Bahadoor]] as Paramu
*[[N. Govindankutty]] as Chandran
*Radhika
*[[Rajakokila]] as Chandran's Wife
*[[Ushakumari]] as Vijayalakshmi

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[G. Devarajan]] and the lyrics were written by [[Vayalar Ramavarma]].

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Chandrodayathile" || [[S. Janaki]] || [[Vayalar Ramavarma]] ||
|-
| 2 || "Chandrodayathile" || [[K. J. Yesudas]], S. Janaki || Vayalar Ramavarma ||
|-
| 3 || "Padmaraagappadavukal" || [[P. Susheela]] || Vayalar Ramavarma ||
|-
| 4 || "Swarnachaamaram Veeshiyethunna" || K. J. Yesudas, [[P. Leela]] || Vayalar Ramavarma ||
|-
| 5 || "Swarnachaamaram" (F) || P. Leela || Vayalar Ramavarma ||
|-
| 6 || "Vilichu Njan Vilikettu" || P. Susheela || Vayalar Ramavarma ||
|}

==See also==
* ''[[Akam (film)|Akam]]'', a 2013 film adaptation of the novel

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* [http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?3130 ''Yakshi''] at the Malayalam Movie Database
* {{IMDB title|0255706|Yakshi}}

[[Category:1968 films]]
[[Category:1960s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:1960s psychological thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Works by Malayattoor Ramakrishnan]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan]]
[[Category:Indian psychological thriller films]]

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