Uthrada Rathri

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Uthrada Rathri | image = | caption = | director = [[Balachandra Menon]] | producer = L. Rajalekshmi Kunjamma | writer = Balachandra Menon | screenplay = Balachandra Menon | starring = [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]] [[Shobha]] [[Sukumaran]] Nangasserry Sasi<ref>{{cite web |title=ബാലചന്ദ്ര മേനോനും എന്‍.കെ അഹമ്മദ് ലോഡ്ജും |publisher=Media One| access-date=12 September 2025| url= https://www.mediaoneonline.com/mediaone-shelf/column/balachandra-menon-and-nk-ahamamed-lodge-242333}}</ref> | music = Jaya Vijaya '''Lyrics:''' [[Bichu Thirumala]] | cinematography = Hemachandran | editing = [[P_Raman_Nair|P. Raman Nair]] | studio = Nangasserry Films | distributor = Nangasserry Films | released = {{Film date|1978|07|21|df=y}} | country = India | language = Malayalam }}

'''''Uthrada Rathri''''' is a 1978 Indian Malayalam film, directed by [[Balachandra Menon]] in his directorial debut, produced by L. Rajalekshmi Kunjamma, and starring [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]], [[Shobha]], [[Sukumaran]] and Nangasserry Sasi. The film has musical score by Jaya Vijaya.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=924|title=Uthrada Rathri|access-date=2014-10-01|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/uthrada-rathri-malayalam-movie/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006093551/http://spicyonion.com/title/uthrada-rathri-malayalam-movie/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=6 October 2014|title=Uthrada Rathri|access-date=2014-10-01|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?4955|title=Uthrada Rathri|access-date=2014-10-01|publisher=.malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref> The movie deals with the subject [[Hypochondriasis]], a condition in which a person is excessively and unduly worried about having a serious illness, which is very rarely discussed seriously in movies. The film won Menon the Kerala state award for best screenplay.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96MncQy3w2o | title=Filmy Fridays Season 3 Episode 17 "Shangaradiyo? Kaiyyil Kiitatte Avane" - Balachandra Menon | website=[[YouTube]] | date=29 July 2022 }}</ref> It is a [[lost film]].

==Cast== {{colbegin}} *[[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]] *[[Shobha]] *[[Sukumaran]] *[[Nangasserry Sasi]] *[[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]] *[[Sankaradi]] *[[Adoor Bhavani]] *[[Aranmula Ponnamma]] *[[Kanakadurga]] *[[Kuthiravattam Pappu]] *[[Mallika Sukumaran]] *[[Ravi Menon]] {{colend}}

==Soundtrack== The music was composed by Jaya Vijaya. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss) |- | 1 || "Bhramanapadham Vazhi" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || [[Bichu Thirumala]] || |- | 2 || "Manju Pozhiyunnu" || Vani Jairam || Bichu Thirumala || |}

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==External links== * {{IMDb title|0241021}}

[[Category:1978 films]] [[Category:1978 black-and-white films]] [[Category:1978 Malayalam-language films]] [[Category:1978 Indian films]] [[Category:Films directed by Balachandra Menon]] [[Category:Indian black-and-white films]] [[Category:Films scored by Jaya Vijaya]]