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'''''Ormakal Marikkumo''''' is a 1977 [[India]]n [[Malayalam]]-language film, directed and produced by [[K. S. Sethumadhavan]]. The film stars [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Shoba]] and [[Vidhubala]]. | '''''Ormakal Marikkumo''''' ({{Translation|Do memories die?}}) is a 1977 [[India]]n [[Malayalam]]-language film, directed and produced by [[K. S. Sethumadhavan]]. The film stars [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Shoba]] and [[Vidhubala]]. [[M. S. Viswanathan]] composed the music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=737|title=Ormakal Marikkumo|accessdate=2014-10-05|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?1283|title=Ormakal Marikkumo|accessdate=2014-10-05|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref> [[Shobha]] won the [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress]]. The film was later dubbed in [[Telugu language]] as ''Parvathi Malli Puttindi'' and [[Hindi]] as ''Afsana Do Dil Kaa''. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
Kamal Haasan and Vidhubala are a happily married couple who enjoy their life. The first half is full of scenes that involve both of them. The story goes into a flashback where Kamal Haasan and Vidhubala are a couple where Kamal Haasan suspects Vidhubala and kills her. Shoba reincarnates as Vidhubala and tells the truth to Kamal Haasan. Upon hearing the story, Kamal Haasan gets himself killed by running towards a lorry. The film ends | Kamal Haasan and Vidhubala are a happily married couple who enjoy their life. The first half is full of scenes that involve both of them. The story goes into a flashback where Kamal Haasan and Vidhubala are a couple where Kamal Haasan suspects Vidhubala and kills her. Shoba reincarnates as Vidhubala and tells the truth to Kamal Haasan. Upon hearing the story, Kamal Haasan gets himself killed by running towards a lorry. The film ends on a sad note with both Kamal Haasan and Shoba dying at the end. | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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== Production == | == Production == | ||
In an interview with Ravi Menon on the talk show ''Chakkarapanthal'', actress [[Vidhubala]] recalled shooting the slow motion song sequence in this film, She and Kamal Haasan actually moved and danced slowly since the technique had not yet been introduced in [[Malayalam cinema]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Athira |first=M. |date=5 December 2013 |title=Quick Five: Ravi Menon - Celebrating with music |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/quick-five-ravi-menon-celebrating-with-music/article5425318.ece | In an interview with Ravi Menon on the talk show ''Chakkarapanthal'', actress [[Vidhubala]] recalled shooting the slow motion song sequence in this film, She and Kamal Haasan actually moved and danced slowly since the technique had not yet been introduced in [[Malayalam cinema]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Athira |first=M. |date=5 December 2013 |title=Quick Five: Ravi Menon - Celebrating with music |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/quick-five-ravi-menon-celebrating-with-music/article5425318.ece/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210531112734/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/quick-five-ravi-menon-celebrating-with-music/article5425318.ece/amp/ |archive-date=31 May 2021 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=25 June 2021}}</ref> The film produced under banner ''Chitrakalakendram'', and the final length of the film was {{Convert|3543.00|metres|feet}}.<ref name="Gazette">{{Cite web |date=8 April 1978 |title=Weekly Gazette of India, 1978-04-08, Weekly |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.csl_weekly.1978-04-08.O-1111-1978-0014-48503/page/n8/mode/2up?q=Ormakal+Marikkumo |access-date=26 June 2021 |publisher=[[The Gazette of India]] |pages=947}}</ref> | ||
==Soundtrack== | ==Soundtrack== | ||
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pradeep |first=K. |date=16 July 2015 |title=The 'music creator' falls silent |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/the-music-creator-falls-silent/article7428830.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive. | The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pradeep |first=K. |date=16 July 2015 |title=The 'music creator' falls silent |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/the-music-creator-falls-silent/article7428830.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181206173226/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/the-music-creator-falls-silent/article7428830.ece |archive-date=6 December 2018 |access-date=25 June 2021}}</ref> with lyrics by [[Mankombu Gopalakrishnan]]. | ||
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== Release == | == Release == | ||
''Ormakal Marikkumo'' was released on 26 August 1977.<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/kamal-films.asp | ''Ormakal Marikkumo'' was released on 26 August 1977.<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/kamal-films.asp | ||
|archive-url=https://archive. | |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210612101253/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/kamal-films.asp |archive-date=12 June 2021 |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru |last=Film News Anandan |access-date=25 June 2021 |publisher=Sivakami Publishers |location=Chennai |year=2004 |language=Tamil |trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films |url-status=usurped | ||
|author-link=Film News Anandan}}</ref> [[Shobha]] won the [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress]].<ref>{{cite web |title=State Film Awards |url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawares.htm |publisher=[[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]] |access-date=26 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232254/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawares.htm |archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> The film was dubbed in [[Telugu language]] as ''Parvathi Malli Puttindi'' and released on 27 August 1982,<ref>{{cite web |title=Parvathi Malli Puttindi |url=https://gaana.com/album/parvathi-malli-puttindi |website=[[Gaana (music streaming service)|Gaana]] |access-date=26 June 2021}}</ref> [[Hindi]] as ''Afsana Do Dil Kaa'' (1982).<ref>{{cite web |title=Afsana Do Dil Kaa |url=http://muvyz.com/moviepage/yp220890 |website=muvyz.com |access-date=26 June 2021}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:1977 films]] | [[Category:1977 films]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1977 Malayalam-language films]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1977 Indian films]] | ||
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]] | [[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]] | ||
[[Category:Films directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan]] | [[Category:Films directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan]] | ||
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| Ormakal Marikkumo | |
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| Directed by | K. S. Sethumadhavan |
| Produced by | K. S. Sethumadhavan, K. S. R. Moorthy |
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| Story by | Joseph Anand |
| Starring | |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Cinematography | Marcus Bartley |
| Edited by | T. R. Sreenivasalu |
Production company | Chithrakalakendram |
| Distributed by | Central Pictures |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Ormakal Marikkumo (transl. Do memories die?) is a 1977 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed and produced by K. S. Sethumadhavan. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Shoba and Vidhubala. M. S. Viswanathan composed the music.[1][2] Shobha won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress. The film was later dubbed in Telugu language as Parvathi Malli Puttindi and Hindi as Afsana Do Dil Kaa.
Plot[edit | edit source]
Kamal Haasan and Vidhubala are a happily married couple who enjoy their life. The first half is full of scenes that involve both of them. The story goes into a flashback where Kamal Haasan and Vidhubala are a couple where Kamal Haasan suspects Vidhubala and kills her. Shoba reincarnates as Vidhubala and tells the truth to Kamal Haasan. Upon hearing the story, Kamal Haasan gets himself killed by running towards a lorry. The film ends on a sad note with both Kamal Haasan and Shoba dying at the end.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Kamal Haasan as Chandrasekharan
- Shobha as Ammini/Parvathi
- Vidhubala as Parvathi[3]
- Jayan as Prabhakaran[4]
- M. G. Soman as Dr. Aravindan
- Sankaradi as Chandrasekharan's uncle
- T. R. Omana as Thankamani
- Prema as Lakshmi/Aravindan's mother
- Kunchan as Pappu
- Pala Thankam as Chellamma
- Paravoor Bharathan as Narayanan
- Poojappura Ravi as Vaidyar
- Radhadevi as Janakiyamma
- Mythili as Usha
- Vanchiyoor Radha as Teacher
- Ramu as Ravi
- Kedamangalam Ali
Production[edit | edit source]
In an interview with Ravi Menon on the talk show Chakkarapanthal, actress Vidhubala recalled shooting the slow motion song sequence in this film, She and Kamal Haasan actually moved and danced slowly since the technique had not yet been introduced in Malayalam cinema.[5] The film produced under banner Chitrakalakendram, and the final length of the film was 3,543.00 metres (11,624.02 ft).[6]
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan[7] with lyrics by Mankombu Gopalakrishnan.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
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| 1 | "Chandramadathinte" | K. J. Yesudas | Mankombu Gopalakrishnan | |
| 2 | "Naanam Kallananam" | K. J. Yesudas, Sujatha Mohan | Mankombu Gopalakrishnan | |
| 3 | "Thriprayaarappa Sree Rama" | Vani Jairam | Mankombu Gopalakrishnan |
Release[edit | edit source]
Ormakal Marikkumo was released on 26 August 1977.[8] Shobha won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress.[9] The film was dubbed in Telugu language as Parvathi Malli Puttindi and released on 27 August 1982,[10] Hindi as Afsana Do Dil Kaa (1982).[11]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Ormakal Marikkumo". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ↑ "Ormakal Marikkumo". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ↑ "The girl next door". The Hindu. 18 August 2008. Archived from the original on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ "'ബാലന് കെ.നായര് അത് പറഞ്ഞപ്പോള് ഞാന് ഉള്ളില് വിതുമ്പി; അദ്ദേഹത്തോടൊന്നും പറയാനായില്ല'". Mathrubhumi (in മലയാളം). 25 July 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ↑ Athira, M. (5 December 2013). "Quick Five: Ravi Menon - Celebrating with music". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Weekly Gazette of India, 1978-04-08, Weekly". The Gazette of India. 8 April 1978. p. 947. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ↑ Pradeep, K. (16 July 2015). "The 'music creator' falls silent". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Film News Anandan (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "State Film Awards". Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ "Parvathi Malli Puttindi". Gaana. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ↑ "Afsana Do Dil Kaa". muvyz.com. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
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