''Kalippattam'' () is a 1993 Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

-language film written and directed by Venu Nagavalli and starring

Mohanlal Mohanlal Viswanathan (; born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor and filmmaker who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Hin ...

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, Jagathy and

Nedumudi Venu Kesavan Venugopal (22 May 1948 – 11 October 2021), better known by his stage name Nedumudi Venu, was an Indian actor and screenwriter from Kerala, who predominantly worked in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 500 films, primarily in M ...

. Mohanlal also sang a song ("Vazhiyoram") with Chithra for the film. The story is about the love between a violinist played by Mohanlal and a terminally ill (with

aplastic anaemia Aplastic anemia (AA) is a severe hematologic condition in which the body fails to make blood cells in sufficient numbers. Normally, blood cells are produced in the bone marrow by stem cells that reside there, but patients with aplastic anemia ...

) girl played by Urvashi. The music and background score were composed by

Raveendran Madhavan Raveendran (born Kulathupuzha, Kollam, 9 November 1943 – died Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 3 March 2005), also known as Raveendran Master, was a South Indian music composer and playback singer from Kerala. He composed songs for more tha ...

Plot

Venugopal is a factory worker who struggles to provide for his family. When he is dismissed from his position, he tries desperately to reach out to the owner, Menon, to get himself reinstated. During these encounters, Menon's daughter, Saro, becomes captivated by Venu's music and wit, and eventually they get married. Menon arranges the marriage after revealing to Venu that Saro is terminally ill with aplastic anaemia. Venu accedes as the union will lift his family out of destitution. They go on to have a daughter. Saro's condition worsens, and she succumbs following a bone marrow transplant. Their daughter is revealed to have a similar terminal illness.

Cast

Soundtrack

The song lyrics were penned by Konniyoor Bhaas with

composing tunes for the same. # "Mozhiyazhakum" - K J Yesudas, K S Chithra # "Konchi,Konchi" - M G Sreekumar # "Vazhiyoram" -

, K S Chithra # "Kalipattamayi" - K J Yesudas

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=0292040
''Kalippattam''
at the Malayalam Movie Database 1993 films 1990s Malayalam-language films Films directed by Venu Nagavally Films scored by Raveendran