{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Kelkkaatha Sabdham | image = Kelkkaatha Sabdham poster.jpg | caption = Poster featured on a magazine | director = [[Balachandra Menon]] | producer = [[Raju Mathew]] | writer = Balachandra Menon | starring = [[Mohanlal]]<br>[[Nedumudi Venu]]<br>[[Balachandra Menon]]<br>[[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]] | music = [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]] | cinematography = [[Vipin Mohan]] | editing = G. Venkittaraman | studio = Century Films | distributor = Century Films | released = {{Film date|1982|02|20|df=y}} | country = India | language = Malayalam }}
'''''Kelkkaatha Sabdham''''' ({{Translation|The inaudible voice}}) is a 1982 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] written and directed by [[Balachandra Menon]] and produced by [[Raju Mathew]]. The film stars [[Mohanlal]], [[Nedumudi Venu]], [[Balachandra Menon]] and [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]] in the lead roles. The film has musical score by [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]]. The film was a commercial success.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=1352|title=Kelkkaatha Shabdam|access-date=2014-10-16|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?2697 |title=Kelkkaatha Shabdam |access-date=2014-10-16 |publisher=malayalasangeetham.info |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006070928/http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?2697 |archive-date= 6 October 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/kelkatha-shabdam-malayalam-movie/|title=Kelkatha Shabdam|access-date=2014-10-16|publisher=spicyonion.com|archive-date=23 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423161458/https://spicyonion.com/title/kelkatha-shabdam-malayalam-movie/|url-status=usurped}}</ref>
==Plot== 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.
==Cast== {{colbegin}} *[[Mohanlal]] as Babu<ref>{{cite web|last=Warrier|first=Shobha|title=Kaviyoor Ponnamma speaks about Mohanlal|url=https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/aug/29kaviy.htm|work=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=26 May 2020}}</ref> *[[Nedumudi Venu]] as Devan *[[Balachandra Menon]] as Lambodaran Nair *[[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]] as Jeyanthi *[[Jagathy Sreekumar]] *[[Baiju Santhosh|Baiju]] as Ravikkuttan *Master Vineeth Govind as Jeyanthi's Son *[[C. I. Paul]] as Sreemangalathu Narayana Pillai *[[Nanditha Bose]] as Jeyanthi's Mother *[[Poornima Jayaram]] as Poornima *[[Shanthi Krishna]] as Sushma *[[Jagannatha Varma]] as Babu's Father {{colend}}
==Soundtrack== The music was composed by [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]] and the lyrics were written by Devadas.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! 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== ''Kelkatha Shabdam'' was the first commercially successful production of Century Films.<ref>{{cite news |author=Onmanorama staff |title=Raju Mathew, who hit 'Century' with every film |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2019/11/13/raju-mathew-death-obit-kerala-century-films.html |access-date=12 July 2020 |work=[[Manorama Online]] |date=13 November 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb title|0240653|Kelkatha Shabdam}}
[[Category:1982 films]] [[Category:1982 Malayalam-language films]] [[Category:Films directed by Balachandra Menon]] [[Category:Malayalam-language drama films]]
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