Utsavamelam

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Utsavamelam | image = Utsavamelam.jpg | caption = Poster | director = [[Suresh Unnithan]] | producer = Raghu, Ambili | writer = K. S. Bhasurachandran | story = [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] | music = [[Mohan Sithara]] O. N. V. Kurup (Lyrics) | cinematography = K.P. Nambyathiri | studio = Anugraha Cine Arts | distributor = Casio Productions | starring = [[Suresh Gopi]] [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] [[Narendra Prasad]] [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] [[Kuthiravattam Pappu]] [[Mala Aravindan]] [[Manoj K Jayan]] [[Indrans]] | released = {{Film date|df=yes|1992|8|29}} | language = Malayalam | editing = | runtime = 160 minutes | country = India }} '''''Utsavamelam''''' (The Sound of Festival) is a [[List of Malayalam films of 1992|1992]] Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]-language film directed by [[Suresh Unnithan]] and written by K. S. Bhasurachandran. The rivalry between two families and the unexpected middle man in these issues is the main theme of the film.

The film was a moderate success.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=2536|title=Utsava Melam|access-date=2014-10-30|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.msidb.org/m.php?214|title=Utsava Melam|access-date=2014-10-30|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.malayalacinema.com/userreview_utsava-melam.htm | access-date=2024-01-17 | title=Utsava Melam | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303211146/http://www.malayalacinema.com/userreview_utsava-melam.htm | archive-date=2016-03-03}}</ref>

== Plot == ''Thekkumpuram'' and ''Vadakkumpuram'' are rival branches of an aristocratic family in the village, and the focal point for their clashes is the right over the village temple and its festivals. It is apparent that there is no near resolution of the conflict as well as no room for negotiation between them. However, the annual festival in the village must go on and every year and it renews the confrontation between these two families and their supporters which apparently divided the village dangerously between two rivaling factions. The rights for the year's festival go to Vadakkumpuram family in a negotiation proposed by respected "Thirumeni" of the village.

==Cast== {{colbegin}} *[[Suresh Gopi]] as Jayadevan *[[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] as Kanakaprabha *[[Unnimary]] as Sreedevi *[[Sankaradi]] as Thekkumpuram Karnavar *[[Manoj K. Jayan]] as Bhagavathar * [[Babu Namboothiri]] as Velichappadu * [[Narendra Prasad]] as Thirumeni * [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Thankappan/Manoj Kumar *[[Indrans]] as Gopalan *[[Mamukkoya]] as Nair *[[KPAC Lalitha]] as Kalyaniamma *[[Kollam Thulasi]] as Sankaran *[[Usha (actress)|Usha]] as Ashwathi * [[Meena Ganesh]] as Aswathi's mother * [[Valsala Menon]] as Ammukuttyamma *[[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as Kamalasanana Kuruppu * Nayana as Kalyani Kutty * Poojappura Radhakrishnan * [[Zeenath]] as Kanakaprabha's foster mother * Unny Mery as Sreedevi * [[N. L. Balakrishnan]] as Kuruppu * [[Mala Aravindan]] * [[Ravi Vallathol]] as Madhavankutty * [[Jagannathan (actor)|Jagannathan]] as Govinda Menon * [[Kuthiravattam Pappu]] * [[Alummoodan]] as DKP *[[Syama (actress)|Syama]] as Shalini * Aliyar as Viswam * Haisham * Kailas Nath {{colend}}

== Soundtrack == The film's soundtrack was composed by [[Mohan Sithara]], with lyrics penned by [[O. N. V. Kurup]]. The album features eight songs, incorporating various classical ragas in its compositions. [[Sujatha Mohan]] received the [[Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Female Playback Singer]] for her renditions in this film.

{| class="wikitable" |+ Soundtrack Album |- ! # !! Song !! Singers |- | 1 || "Ammaykkoru Ponnum Kudam" || [[Sujatha Mohan]] |- | 2 || "Amme Gange Mandaakini" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] |- | 3 || "Kanaka Manimaya" ([[Nata (raga)|Nata]])|| [[Sujatha Mohan]] |- | 4 || "Kasavulla Pattuduthu" ([[Madhyamavathi]]) || [[Sujatha Mohan]] |- | 5 || "Kunnirangi" || [[Sujatha Mohan]] |- | 6 || "Oru Vakkilellaam" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] |- | 7 || "Raamaa Sreeraama" ([[Valachi]])|| [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] |- | 8 || "Unni Kumaara" ([[Mohanam]]) || [[K. J. Yesudas]] |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb title|0354144}}

[[Category:1992 Malayalam-language films]] [[Category:Films scored by Mohan Sithara]] [[Category:Indian family films]] [[Category:Films shot in Palakkad]] [[Category:Films shot in Ottapalam]]