{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox film | name = Oolkatal | image = Oolkatal.jpg | caption = Poster | director = K. G. George | producer = K. J. Thomas<br />Dr. George John | writer = George Onakkoor | based_on = {{based on|''Ulkadal''|George Onakkoor}} | starring = Venu Nagavally<br />Sobha<br />Ratheesh<br />Jalaja | music = M. B. Sreenivasan | cinematography = Balu Mahendra | editing = M. N. 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-language musical-romantic drama film directed by K. G. George and starring Venu Nagavally and Sobha. The film, considered to be the first campus film in Malayalam cinema, was adapted from the novel of the same name by George Onakkoor.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vijayakumar |first=B. |date=12 June 2016 |title=Ulkadal: 1979 |work=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}}</ref> It was shot mainly at Mar Ivanios College, Trivandrum.
== Plot == {{More plot|date=September 2022}} 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 as Rahulan * Ratheesh as Davis * Shobha as Reena * Jalaja as Susanna * Jagathy Sreekumar as Shanku * Thilakan as Rahulan's father * Suchitra as Meera * Anuradha as Thulasi * Sankaradi as Father Chenadan * 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 with lyrics by O. N. V. Kurup.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! Song !! Singers |- | "Ente Kadinjool Pranaya" || K. J. Yesudas, Selma George |- | "Krishnathulasikkathirukal" || K. J. Yesudas |- | "Nashtavasanthathin" || K. J. Yesudas |- | "Puzhayil Mungi Thazhum" || K. J. Yesudas |- | "Sharadindu Malardeepa" || P. Jayachandran, Selma George |}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20190302132453/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7516a9ed ''Oolkatal''] at the 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