# Kadathu

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{{Infobox film 
| name           = Kadathu
| image          =
| caption        =
| director       = [P. G. Vishwambharan](/source/P._G._Vishwambharan)
| producer       =
| writer         = [Kanam E. J.](/source/Kanam_E._J.)<br>[Priyadarshan](/source/Priyadarshan)(dialogues)
| screenplay     = [P. G. Vishwambharan](/source/P._G._Vishwambharan)(in credits)
| starring       = [Prem Nazir](/source/Prem_Nazir)<br>[Shankar](/source/Shankar_Panicker)<br>[M. G. Soman](/source/M._G._Soman)<br>[Roja Ramani](/source/Roja_Ramani)
| music          = [Shyam](/source/Shyam_(composer))
| cinematography = C. E. Babu<br>Chandramohan
| editing        = V. P. Krishnan
| studio         = Sunitha Productions
| distributor    = Sunitha Productions
| released       = {{Film date|1981|10|30|df=y}}
| country        = [India](/source/India)
| language       = [Malayalam](/source/Malayalam_Language)
}}

'''''Kadathu''''' is a 1981 [Indian](/source/Cinema_of_India) [Malayalam](/source/Malayalam_language) film, directed by [P. G. Vishwambharan](/source/P._G._Vishwambharan). The film stars [Prem Nazir](/source/Prem_Nazir), [Shankar](/source/Shankar_Panicker), [M. G. Soman](/source/M._G._Soman) and [Roja Ramani](/source/Roja_Ramani) in the lead roles. The film has musical score by [Shyam](/source/Shyam_(composer)).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=1270|title=Kadathu|accessdate=2014-10-17|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?4976|title=Kadathu|accessdate=2014-10-17|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/kadathe-malayalam-movie/|title=Kadathe|accessdate=2014-10-17|publisher=spicyonion.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017180706/http://spicyonion.com/title/kadathe-malayalam-movie/|archive-date=17 October 2014|url-status=usurped}}</ref> Actually, the script was penned by Priyadharshan. When the movie screened in the theaters, he noticed the credit had gone to the director himself.

==Cast==
*[Prem Nazir](/source/Prem_Nazir) as Gopinath
*[Shankar](/source/Shankar_Panicker) as Rajappan
*[M. G. Soman](/source/M._G._Soman) as Ravi
*[Roja Ramani](/source/Roja_Ramani) as Maalu
*[Sumalatha](/source/Sumalatha) as Thulasi
*[Jagathy Sreekumar](/source/Jagathy_Sreekumar) as Meesha Vasu Pilla
*[Adoor Bhasi](/source/Adoor_Bhasi) as School Head Master
*[Alummoodan](/source/Alummoodan) as School Peon Kittu Pilla
*Baby Ponnambili
*[T. G. Ravi](/source/T._G._Ravi) as Kaala Dhamu
* Chembarathi Shobana
* [K. P. A. C. Azeez](/source/K._P._A._C._Azeez) Police Officer
* [Bheeman Raghu](/source/Bheeman_Raghu)
* [Nellikode Bhaskaran](/source/Nellikode_Bhaskaran)
* [Poojappura Ravi](/source/Poojappura_Ravi)
* Aryad Gopalakrishnan
* [Shubha](/source/Shubha_(actress)) as Sarala
* [Adoor Bhavani](/source/Adoor_Bhavani)
* Beena Kumbalangi

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [Shyam](/source/Shyam_(composer)) and the lyrics were written by [Bichu Thirumala](/source/Bichu_Thirumala).

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Manjanaathi Kunnummel" || [S. Janaki](/source/S._Janaki) || [Bichu Thirumala](/source/Bichu_Thirumala) || 
|-
| 2 || "Olangal Thaalam Thallumpol" || [Unni Menon](/source/Unni_Menon) || Bichu Thirumala || 
|-
| 3 || "Premaragam Padivannoru" || S. Janaki || Bichu Thirumala || 
|-
| 4 || "Punnare Poonthinkale" || Unni Menon || Bichu Thirumala || 
|-
| 5 || "Vennilaacholayil" || S. Janaki, Unni Menon || Bichu Thirumala || 
|}

==Trivia==
* [Priyadarshan](/source/Priyadarshan) approached producer [Aroma](/source/Aroma) [M Mani](/source/M_Mani) with the first ever script he penned which was to be filmed by [PG Vishwambharan](/source/PG_Vishwambharan) but it was decided that a newcomer as a script writer would not fare well in the market so screenplay was credited to the director.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0317791|Kadathe}}

Category:1981 films
Category:1981 Malayalam-language films
Category:Films directed by P. G. Viswambharan
Category:1981 Indian films

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