Malootty is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language survival drama film directed by Bharathan, starring Shamili in the title role along with Jayaram and Urvashi. The story is set in the 1980s, in which a girl is trapped in a drill hole and survives after many hours. The title drawings were done by Bharathan's son. Shamili won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist.[1]
| Malootty | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Bharathan |
| Written by | John Paul |
| Produced by | Ajitha Hari |
| Starring | Shamili Jayaram Urvashi |
| Cinematography | Venu |
| Edited by | B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by | Johnson |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
editFive-year-old Malootty is the only child of Raji and Unnikrishnan, who is on her vacation with them. Events take a tragic turn when she visits a vacation home, suddenly falls into a drill hole,[2] and becomes stuck inside while playing ball with her dog. Unnikrishnan struggles to save her from the hole.
Cast
edit- Baby Shamili as Malootty
- Jayaram as Unnikrishnan
- Urvashi as Raji
- K.P.A.C. Lalitha as Saraswathi
- Nedumudi Venu as Raghavan
- Innocent as Sankaran
- Devan as Wilson Cherian
- Priya (voice over by Valsamma)
- Sreenath
- Kunjandi
- K.P.A.C.Ramachandran Nair as Doctor (voice over by Hari)
Soundtrack
editAll lyrics are written by Pazhavila Rameshan; all music is composed by Johnson
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mounathin Idanaazhiyil" | Sujatha Mohan | |
| 2. | "Mounathin Idanaazhiyil" | K. J. Yesudas, Sujatha Mohan | |
| 3. | "Swargangal Swapnam Kaanum" | Sujatha Mohan, G. Venugopal | |
| 4. | "Mounathin Idanaazhiyil" (Male) | K. J. Yesudas |
References
edit- ^ "Kerala State Film Awards" Archived 19 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Joseph, Raveena; Ramanujam, Srinivasa (13 November 2015). "Child stars on the big screen". The Hindu.
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