# Oolkatal
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{{Infobox film
| name = Oolkatal
| image = Oolkatal.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [K. G. George](/source/K._G._George)
| producer = K. J. Thomas
Dr. George John
| writer = [George Onakkoor](/source/George_Onakkoor)
| based_on = {{based on|''Ulkadal''|George Onakkoor}}
| starring = [Venu Nagavally](/source/Venu_Nagavally)
[Sobha](/source/Shobha)
[Ratheesh](/source/Ratheesh)
[Jalaja](/source/Jalaja)
| music = [M. B. Sreenivasan](/source/M._B._Sreenivasan)
| cinematography = [Balu Mahendra](/source/Balu_Mahendra)
| editing = [M. N. Appu](/source/MN_Appu)
| studio = Naveenachitra Movie Makers
| distributor = Vijaya Movies
| released = {{Film date|1979|10|26|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
}}
'''''Oolkatal''''' or '''''Ulkadal''''' ({{Translation|Bay}}) is a 1979 [Malayalam](/source/Malayalam)-language [musical](/source/musical_film)-[romantic drama film](/source/romantic_drama_film) directed by [K. G. George](/source/K._G._George) and starring [Venu Nagavally](/source/Venu_Nagavally) and [Sobha](/source/Shobha). The film, considered to be the first campus film in [Malayalam cinema](/source/Malayalam_cinema), was adapted from the novel of the same name by [George Onakkoor](/source/George_Onakkoor).[{{Cite news |last=Vijayakumar |first=B. |date=12 June 2016 |title=Ulkadal: 1979 |work=[The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu) |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/Ulkadal-1979/article14418950.ece |url-status=live |access-date=19 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919093428/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/Ulkadal-1979/article14418950.ece |archive-date=19 September 2022}}] It was shot mainly at [Mar Ivanios College](/source/Mar_Ivanios_College), [Trivandrum](/source/Trivandrum).
== Plot ==
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The film's protagonist is Rahulan who loves three different women in different stages of his life. After his childhood love Thulasi commits suicide, Rahulan falls in love with his friend's sister Reena. She hails from an orthodox Christian family and Rahulan never has the courage to approach her father for a marriage proposal. After completing college, Rahulan gets a teacher job. He eventually falls in love with Meera, a rich student of his. Meera's family fixes her marriage with Rahulan. One night, Reena visits Rahulan in his house and at the same time Meera and her father also come and is shocked to see another woman with Rahulan. In the climax, Rahulan accepts Reena into his life. On the parallel, another romance story is also told, between Davis (Rahulan's friend and Reena's brother), and a nun.
== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
* [Venu Nagavally](/source/Venu_Nagavally) as Rahulan
* [Ratheesh](/source/Ratheesh) as Davis
* [Shobha](/source/Shobha) as Reena
* [Jalaja](/source/Jalaja) as Susanna
* [Jagathy Sreekumar](/source/Jagathy_Sreekumar) as Shanku
* [Thilakan](/source/Thilakan) as Rahulan's father
* Suchitra as Meera
* [Anuradha](/source/Anuradha_(actress)) as Thulasi
* [Sankaradi](/source/Sankaradi) as Father Chenadan
* [P. K. Venukuttan Nair](/source/P._K._Venukuttan_Nair) as Reena's father
* Kumudam
* Azeez as Meera's father
* Dr. Namputhiri
* Konniyoor Vijayakumar
* William Dicruz
* Sreemathi George Varghese
* Thrissur Elsy as Meera's mother
* Omanammal
* Jessy
* Shanthi
* Nicemon as child rahulan
{{colend}}
== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [M. B. Sreenivasan](/source/M._B._Sreenivasan) with lyrics by [O. N. V. Kurup](/source/O._N._V._Kurup).[{{Cite web |title=ഉൾക്കടൽ (1979) |url=https://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?1023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517005137/https://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?1023 |archive-date=17 May 2022 |access-date=19 September 2022 |website=malayalasangeetham.info |language=ml}}]
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singers
|-
| "Ente Kadinjool Pranaya" || [K. J. Yesudas](/source/K._J._Yesudas), [Selma George](/source/Selma_George)
|-
| "Krishnathulasikkathirukal" || [K. J. Yesudas](/source/K._J._Yesudas)
|-
| "Nashtavasanthathin" || K. J. Yesudas
|-
| "Puzhayil Mungi Thazhum" || K. J. Yesudas
|-
| "Sharadindu Malardeepa" || [P. Jayachandran](/source/P._Jayachandran), Selma George
|}
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190302132453/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7516a9ed ''Oolkatal''] at the [British Film Institute](/source/British_Film_Institute){{better source needed|reason=Help request: a live link can be searched for at https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/search/expert - if available, replace the archive URL with the live link. Or if none found, remove this 'better source needed' template. | date=October 2023}}
* {{IMDb title|0215276}}
Category:1979 Malayalam-language films
Category:1979 Indian films
Category:1970s romantic musical films
Category:1979 romance films
Category:1979 films
Category:1979 romantic drama films
Category:Films based on Indian novels
Category:Films directed by K. G. George
Category:Films scored by M. B. Sreenivasan
Category:Films shot in Thiruvananthapuram
Category:Indian romantic drama films
Category:Indian romantic musical films
Category:1979 musical films
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