Kelkkaatha Sabdham (transl. The inaudible voice) is a 1982 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Balachandra Menon and produced by Raju Mathew. The film stars Mohanlal, Nedumudi Venu, Balachandra Menon and Ambika in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Johnson. The film was a commercial success.[1][2][3]

Kelkkaatha Sabdham
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Directed byBalachandra Menon
Written byBalachandra Menon
Produced byRaju Mathew
StarringMohanlal
Nedumudi Venu
Balachandra Menon
Ambika
CinematographyVipin Mohan
Edited byG. Venkittaraman
Music byJohnson
Production
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Century Films
Distributed byCentury Films
Release date
  • 20 February 1982 (1982-02-20)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Plot

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Babu, a womaniser, falls in love with a village girl, Jayanthi, and promises to marry her. Due to some unexpected turn of events, Babu's father does not approve of their marriage.

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Soundtrack

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The music was composed by Johnson and the lyrics were written by Devadas.

No. Song Singers Lyrics Length (m:ss)
1 "Aanaa Palunkukondoraana" K. J. Yesudas, Jency Devadas
2 "Kannipoomaanam Kannum Nattu Njaan" Jency, K. G. Markose Devadas
3 "Maanikyam" K. J. Yesudas Devadas
4 "Naanam Nin Kannil P. Jayachandran, Vani Jairam Devadas

Reception

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Kelkatha Shabdam was the first commercially successful production of Century Films.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Kelkkaatha Shabdam". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Kelkkaatha Shabdam". malayalasangeetham.info. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Kelkatha Shabdam". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  4. ^ Warrier, Shobha. "Kaviyoor Ponnamma speaks about Mohanlal". Rediff.com. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  5. ^ Onmanorama staff (13 November 2019). "Raju Mathew, who hit 'Century' with every film". Manorama Online. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
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