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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Oolkatal
| name          = Oolkatal
| image          = Oolkatal.jpg
| image          = Oolkatal.jpg
| caption        =  
| caption        = Poster
| director      = [[K. G. George]]
| director      = [[K. G. George]]
| producer      = K. J. Thomas<br>Dr. George John
| producer      = K. J. Thomas<br />Dr. George John
| writer        = [[George Onakkoor]]
| writer        = [[George Onakkoor]]
| based_on      = {{based on|''Ulkadal''|George Onakkoor}}
| based_on      = {{based on|''Ulkadal''|George Onakkoor}}
| starring      = [[Venu Nagavally]]<br>[[Shobha|Sobha]]<br>[[Ratheesh]]<br>[[Jalaja]]
| starring      = [[Venu Nagavally]]<br />[[Shobha|Sobha]]<br />[[Ratheesh]]<br />[[Jalaja]]
| music          = [[M. B. Sreenivasan]]<br>'''Lyrics:'''<br>[[O. N. V. Kurup]]
| music          = [[M. B. Sreenivasan]]
| cinematography = [[Balu Mahendra]]
| cinematography = [[Balu Mahendra]]
| editing        = M. N. Appu
| editing        = [[MN Appu|M. N. Appu]]
| studio        = Naveenachitra Movie Makers
| studio        = Naveenachitra Movie Makers
| distributor    = Vijaya Movies
| distributor    = Vijaya Movies
| released      = {{Film date|1979|10|26|df=y}}
| released      = {{Film date|1979|10|26|df=y}}
| runtime        =
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Malayalam
| language      = Malayalam
| budget        =
| gross          =
}}
}}


<!--The film's title is spelled Oolkatal in the title card and not Ulkadal; please don't change-->'''''Oolkatal''''' or ''Ulkadal'' (''Bay'') is a 1979 [[Malayalam]] [[musical film|musical]]-[[romantic drama film]] directed by [[K. G. George]] and starring [[Venu Nagavally]] and [[Shobha|Sobha]]. The film, considered to be the first campus film in Malayalam, was adapted from the novel of the same name by [[George Onakkoor]]. It was shot mainly from [[Mar Ivanios College]], [[Trivandrum]].
'''''Oolkatal''''' or '''''Ulkadal''''' ({{Translation|Bay}}) is a 1979 [[Malayalam]]-language [[musical film|musical]]-[[romantic drama film]] directed by [[K. G. George]] and starring [[Venu Nagavally]] and [[Shobha|Sobha]]. The film, considered to be the first campus film in [[Malayalam cinema]], was adapted from the novel of the same name by [[George Onakkoor]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vijayakumar |first=B. |date=12 June 2016 |title=Ulkadal: 1979 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/Ulkadal-1979/article14418950.ece |url-status=live |access-date=19 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919093428/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/Ulkadal-1979/article14418950.ece |archive-date=19 September 2022}}</ref> It was shot mainly at [[Mar Ivanios College]], [[Trivandrum]].


==Plot==
== Plot ==
{{More plot|date=September 2022}}
The film's protagonist is Rahulan who loves three different women in different stages of his life. After his childhood love Thulasi commits suicide, Rahulan falls in love with his friend's sister Reena. She hails from an orthodox Christian family and Rahulan never has the courage to approach her father for a marriage proposal. After completing college, Rahulan gets a teacher job. He eventually falls in love with Meera, a rich student of his. Meera's family fixes her marriage with Rahulan. One night, Reena visits Rahulan in his house and at the same time Meera and her father also come and is shocked to see another woman with Rahulan. In the climax, Rahulan accepts Reena into his life. On the parallel, another romance story is also told, between Davis (Rahulan's friend and Reena's brother), and a nun.
The film's protagonist is Rahulan who loves three different women in different stages of his life. After his childhood love Thulasi commits suicide, Rahulan falls in love with his friend's sister Reena. She hails from an orthodox Christian family and Rahulan never has the courage to approach her father for a marriage proposal. After completing college, Rahulan gets a teacher job. He eventually falls in love with Meera, a rich student of his. Meera's family fixes her marriage with Rahulan. One night, Reena visits Rahulan in his house and at the same time Meera and her father also come and is shocked to see another woman with Rahulan. In the climax, Rahulan accepts Reena into his life. On the parallel, another romance story is also told, between Davis (Rahulan's friend and Reena's brother), and a nun.


==Cast==
== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
{{colbegin}}
* [[Venu Nagavally]] as Rahulan
* [[Venu Nagavally]] as Rahulan
* [[Shobha|Sobha]] as Reena
* Suchitra as Meera
* [[Anuradha (actress)|Anuradha]] as Thulasi
* [[Ratheesh]] as Davis
* [[Ratheesh]] as Davis
* [[Shobha]] as Reena
* [[Jalaja]] as Susanna
* [[Jalaja]] as Susanna
* [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Shanku
* [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Shanku
* [[Thilakan]] as Rahulan's father
* Suchitra as Meera
* [[Anuradha (actress)|Anuradha]] as Thulasi
* [[Sankaradi]] as Father Chenadan
* [[Sankaradi]] as Father Chenadan
* [[P. K. Venukuttan Nair]] as Reena's father
* [[P. K. Venukuttan Nair]] as Reena's father
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* Konniyoor Vijayakumar
* Konniyoor Vijayakumar
* William Dicruz
* William Dicruz
* [[Thilakan]] as Rahulan's father
* Sreemathi George Varghese
* Sreemathi George Varghese
* Thrissur Elsy as Meera's mother
* Thrissur Elsy as Meera's mother
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* Jessy
* Jessy
* Shanthi
* Shanthi
* Nicemon as child rahulan
{{colend}}
{{colend}}


==Soundtrack==
== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[M. B. Sreenivasan]] with lyrics by [[O. N. V. Kurup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=965|title=Ulkadal|accessdate=2014-10-12|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?1023|title=Ulkadal|accessdate=2014-10-12|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref>
The music was composed by [[M. B. Sreenivasan]] with lyrics by [[O. N. V. Kurup]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=ഉൾക്കടൽ (1979) |url=https://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?1023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517005137/https://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?1023 |archive-date=17 May 2022 |access-date=19 September 2022 |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 || "Ente Kadinjool Pranaya" || [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[Selma George]] || [[O. N. V. Kurup]] ||
| "Ente Kadinjool Pranaya" || [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[Selma George]]
|-
|-
| 2 || "Krishnathulasikkathirukal" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || O. N. V. Kurup ||
| "Krishnathulasikkathirukal" || [[K. J. Yesudas]]
|-
|-
| 3 || "Nashtavasanthathin" || K. J. Yesudas || O. N. V. Kurup ||
| "Nashtavasanthathin" || K. J. Yesudas
|-
|-
| 4 || "Puzhayil Mungi Thazhum" || K. J. Yesudas || O. N. V. Kurup ||
| "Puzhayil Mungi Thazhum" || K. J. Yesudas
|-
|-
| 5 || "Sharadindu Malardeepa" || [[P. Jayachandran]], Selma George || O. N. V. Kurup ||
| "Sharadindu Malardeepa" || [[P. Jayachandran]], Selma George
|}
|}


==References==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121024010208/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/303891 ''Oolkatal''] at the [[British Film Institute]] Movie Database
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190302132453/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7516a9ed ''Oolkatal''] at the [[British Film Institute]]{{better source needed|reason=Help request: a live link can be searched for at https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/search/expert - if available, replace the archive URL with the live link. Or if none found, remove this 'better source needed' template. | date=October 2023}}
* {{IMDb title|0215276}}
* {{IMDb title|0215276}}
* [http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/php/MovieDetails.php?mid=1023&encode=utf ''Oolkatal''] at the Malayalam Movie Database


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Latest revision as of 02:29, 4 March 2026

Oolkatal
Poster
Directed byK. G. George
Produced byK. J. Thomas
Dr. George John
Written byGeorge Onakkoor
Based onUlkadal
by George Onakkoor
StarringVenu Nagavally
Sobha
Ratheesh
Jalaja
Music byM. B. Sreenivasan
CinematographyBalu Mahendra
Edited byM. N. Appu
Production
company
Naveenachitra Movie Makers
Distributed byVijaya Movies
Release date
  • 26 October 1979 (1979-10-26)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Oolkatal or Ulkadal (transl. Bay) is a 1979 Malayalam-language musical-romantic drama film directed by K. G. George and starring Venu Nagavally and Sobha. The film, considered to be the first campus film in Malayalam cinema, was adapted from the novel of the same name by George Onakkoor.[1] It was shot mainly at Mar Ivanios College, Trivandrum.

Plot[edit | edit source]

The film's protagonist is Rahulan who loves three different women in different stages of his life. After his childhood love Thulasi commits suicide, Rahulan falls in love with his friend's sister Reena. She hails from an orthodox Christian family and Rahulan never has the courage to approach her father for a marriage proposal. After completing college, Rahulan gets a teacher job. He eventually falls in love with Meera, a rich student of his. Meera's family fixes her marriage with Rahulan. One night, Reena visits Rahulan in his house and at the same time Meera and her father also come and is shocked to see another woman with Rahulan. In the climax, Rahulan accepts Reena into his life. On the parallel, another romance story is also told, between Davis (Rahulan's friend and Reena's brother), and a nun.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The music was composed by M. B. Sreenivasan with lyrics by O. N. V. Kurup.[2]

Song Singers
"Ente Kadinjool Pranaya" K. J. Yesudas, Selma George
"Krishnathulasikkathirukal" K. J. Yesudas
"Nashtavasanthathin" K. J. Yesudas
"Puzhayil Mungi Thazhum" K. J. Yesudas
"Sharadindu Malardeepa" P. Jayachandran, Selma George

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Vijayakumar, B. (12 June 2016). "Ulkadal: 1979". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "ഉൾക്കടൽ (1979)". malayalasangeetham.info (in മലയാളം). Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.

External links[edit | edit source]

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