{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Chithramela | image = Chithramela.jpg | caption = | director = T. S. Muthaiah | producer = T. S. Muthaiah | writer = M. K. Mani<br>S. L. Puram Sadanandan<br>T. E. Vasudevan<br>Sreekumaran Thampi | based_on = | starring = Prem Nazir<br>Sharada<br>Sheela<br>K. P. Ummer<br>Kottayam Chellappan<br>S. P. Pillai<br>Adoor Bhasi<br>Bahadoor<br>Manavalan Joseph | music = G. Devarajan | cinematography = N. S. Mani | editing = G. Venkitaraman | studio = Sree Movies | distributor = Central Pictures | released = {{Film date|df=yes|1967|9|29}} | runtime = | country = India | language = Malayalam | budget = | gross = }} '''''Chithramela''''' is a 1967 Indian Malayalam-language anthology film directed and produced by T. S. Muthaiah. It was Malayalam cinema's first anthology film.<ref name="The Hindu">B. Vijayakumar. (19 June 2011). [http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article2115673.ece "CHITRAMELA 1967"]. ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 11 July 2011.</ref> The cast includes Prem Nazir, Sharada, Sheela, K. P. Ummer, Kottayam Chellappan, S. P. Pillai, Adoor Bhasi, Bahadoor and Manavalan Joseph.
==List of short films==
{|bgcolor="#d3d3d3" class="wikitable" |- !Short film !Genre !Writer !Actors |- |''Nagarathinte Mukhangal'' |Crime thriller |Screenplay: M. K. Mani<br>Dialogues: S. L. Puram Sadanandan |Sheela, K. P. Ummer, Kottayam Chellappan, Baby Rajani, Baby Usha |- |''Penninte Prapancham'' |Comedy |Idea: T. E. Vasudevan<br>Dialogues: >Sreekumaran Thampi (Under the name Bhavanikkutty) |S. P. Pillai, Adoor Bhasi, Bahadoor, Manavalan Joseph, Sreenarayana Pillai, Kaduvakulam Antony, J. A. R. Anand, Meenakumari, Khadeeja, C. R. Lakshmi, Devichandrika, Abhayam |- |''Apaswarangal'' |Romance<br>Musical<br>Tragedy |Sreekumaran Thampi |Prem Nazir, Sharada, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Sukumari, G. K. Pillai, Nellikkodu Bhaskaran, T. R. Omana, Master Sridhar, Vahab Kashmiri, Rajeswari, Kuttan Pillai, Prathapachandran |}
==Cast== {{colbegin}} *Prem Nazir *Sheela *Sharada *Sukumari *Adoor Bhasi *Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair *Manavalan Joseph *T. R. Omana *Baby *Prathapachandran *Abhayam *Baby Rajani *Bahadoor *C. R. Lakshmi *Devi Chandrika *G. K. Pillai *J. A. R. Anand *K. P. Ummer *Kaduvakulam Antony *Kashmiri *Khadeeja *Kottayam Chellappan *Kuttan Pillai *Master Sridhar *Meena *Nellikode Bhaskaran *Rajeshwari *S. P. Pillai *Usha *Wahab {{colend}}
==Production== Veteran actor T. S. Muthiah made his directorial debut with ''Chithramela''. He also produced the film under the banner of Sree Movies. Director M. Krishnan Nair is credited for giving technical assistance in direction. The idea for the short film ''Penninte Prapancham'' was by film producer T. E. Vasudevan. He, in turn, was inspired by a Laurel and Hardy film.<ref name="The Hindu"/>
''Chithramela'' was the first anthology film (portmanteau film) in Malayalam. The Tamil film ''Sirikkathe'' (1939) was the first anthology film in India. The Malayalam film industry has produced only a handful of anthology films to date, which include ''Yauvanam''/''Vandikkari'' (1974), ''Naalu Pennungal'' (2007), ''Kerala Cafe'' (2009) and ''Oru Yathrayil'' (2013), among others.<ref name="The Hindu"/> However, since the advent of new-wave Malayalam cinema of the 2010s, many films which used hyperlink format for storytelling came out. Some film pundits consider these films also as portmanteau films.
===Soundtrack=== The film's music was provided by G. Devarajan, assisted by R. K. Shekhar. There are eight songs in the film, all of them included in the third and longest segment ''Apaswarangal''. The lyrics were penned by Sreekumaran Thampi, who also penned the script for ''Apaswarangal''.<ref name="The Hindu"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=217|title=Chithramela|accessdate=2014-10-14|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?2806|title=Chithramela|accessdate=2014-10-14|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss) |- | 1 || "Aakaashadeepame" || K. J. Yesudas || Sreekumaran Thampi || |- | 2 || "Apaswarangal" || K. J. Yesudas || Sreekumaran Thampi || |- | 3 || "Chellacherukiliye" || K. J. Yesudas || Sreekumaran Thampi || |- | 4 || "Kannuneer Kaayalile" || K. J. Yesudas || Sreekumaran Thampi || |- | 5 || "Madam Pottichirikkunna" || K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki || Sreekumaran Thampi || |- | 6 || "Neeyevide Nin Nizhalevide" || K. J. Yesudas || Sreekumaran Thampi || |- | 7 || "Neeyoru Minnalaay" || K. J. Yesudas || Sreekumaran Thampi || |- | 8 || "Paaduvaan Moham" || K. J. Yesudas || Sreekumaran Thampi || |}
==References== <references/>
==External links== * {{IMDb title|0061475}} * [https://archive.today/20120928063906/http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/mmdb/2806 ''Chithramela''] at the Malayalam Movie Database
Category:1967 Malayalam-language films Category:Indian anthology films Category:1960s crime thriller films Category:1967 romantic comedy films Category:1967 musical films Category:1967 directorial debut films Category:Indian comedy films Category:1967 comedy films Category:1967 films