{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Thaaraavu | image = | caption = | director = [[Jeassy]] | producer = N. Premkumar<br>N. K. Ramachandran | writer = P. K. Mohan<br>[[Kaloor Dennis]] (dialogues) | screenplay = Jeassy | starring = [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]]<br>[[Srividya]]<br>[[Sankaradi]]<br>[[Shubha (actress)|Shubha]] | music = [[K. J. Yesudas]] | cinematography = C. Ramachandra Menon | editing = G. Venkittaraman | studio = Divya Creations | distributor = Divya Creations | released = {{Film date|1981|12|25|df=y}} | country = India | language = [[Malayalam Language|Malayalam]] }}

'''''Thaaraavu''''' ({{translation|Duck}}) is a 1981 [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] film, directed by [[Jeassy]] and produced by N. Premkumar and N. K. Ramachandran. The film stars [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]], [[Srividya]], [[Sankaradi]] and [[Shubha (actress)|Shubha]] in the lead roles. The film has musical score by [[K. J. Yesudas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=1207|title=Thaaraavu|accessdate=2014-10-07|publisher=malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?1421|title=Thaaraavu|accessdate=2014-10-07|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/thaaravu-malayalam-movie/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011133048/http://spicyonion.com/title/thaaravu-malayalam-movie/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=11 October 2014|title=Thaaraavu|accessdate=2014-10-07|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref>

==Cast== {{colbegin}} *[[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]] *[[Srividya]] *[[Sankaradi]] *[[Sukumari]] *[[Shubha (actress)|Shubha]] *[[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]] *[[M. G. Soman]] *[[Mala Aravindan]] *Master Rajakumaran Thampi {{colend}}

==Soundtrack== The music was composed by [[K. J. Yesudas]] and the lyrics were written by [[O. N. V. Kurup]]. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss) |- | 1 || "Oduvil Neeyum" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || [[O. N. V. Kurup]] || |- | 2 || "Ottakaalil Thapassu Cheyyum" || [[Sujatha Mohan]], [[C. O. Anto]], Kalyani Menon || O. N. V. Kurup || |- | 3 || "Thaazhampookkuda" || K. J. Yesudas, Sujatha Mohan, Chorus || O. N. V. Kurup || |- | 4 || "Thakkidamundan Thaarave" || K. J. Yesudas, Chorus, K. S. Beena || O. N. V. Kurup || |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb title|0344440|Thaaravu}}

[[Category:1981 films]] [[Category:1981 Malayalam-language films]] [[Category:1981 Indian films]]

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