''Choodatha Pookal'' is a 1985

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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 ...

film, directed by M. S. Baby and produced by V. Gopalakrishnan Nair. It stars

Sukumaran E. P. P. Sukumaran Nair (10 June 1948 – 16 June 1997), known mononymously as Sukumaran, was an Indian actor and producer of Malayalam films. Sukumaran became a popular film star in Malayalam cinema during the 1970s. He was considered one o ...

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Ratheesh Ratheesh (11 September 1954 – 23 December 2002) was an Indian actor best known for his work in Malayalam cinema. He was a native of Kalavoor in the Alappuzha district of Kerala, India. He performed villainous roles during the 1990s. He had ac ...

, and

T. R. Omana T. R. Omana is an Indian actress in Malayalam films. She mainly acts in supporting roles and mother roles. She has acted in more than 500 films. Personal life T. R. Omana was born as eldest among five children to T R Gopala Pillai, Timber mer ...

in the lead roles. The film has a musical score by

K. J. Joy K. J. Joy (14 June 1946 – 15 January 2024) was an Indian composer who was music director for the Malayalam film industry. He composed music for 71 films. He began his career as music director in 1975, after many years as an accordion recording ...

Cast

as Mohan *

as Prem * Shankar as Ravi *

as Hema *

Zarina Wahab Zarina Wahab is an Indian actress who predominantly worked in Hindi and Malayalam films. Known for critically acclaimed roles in ''Chitchor'' and '' Gopal Krishna'' in Hindi and Malayalam cinema with films like '' Madanolsavam'', '' Chamaram' ...

as Sreedevi *

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T. G. Ravi T. G. Ravindranathan (born 16 May 1944), popularly known as T. G. Ravi, is an Indian actor, mainly noted for his roles as a villain in Malayalam cinema. He along with Balan K. Nair played most of the negative roles in Malayalam cinema during th ...

as Warrier *

Vijay Menon Vijay Menon is an Indian actor, editor, director and dubbing artist in Malayalam cinema. He has acted in more than 100 films in South Indian languages. He mainly handles in character roles and supporting roles. He has won Kerala State Film Awa ...

as Suresh *

Prathapachandran Prathapachandran (1941–2004) was an Indian actor, who worked predominantly in Malayalam film industry, though he acted in a few Tamil and Telugu movies as well. He is known for the portrayal of villainous and character roles in over 300 mov ...

Balan K. Nair Balakrishnan Kuttiraman Nair, more popularly known as Balan K. Nair (4 April 1933 26 August 2000) was an Indian actor known for his roles in Malayalam cinema. Although he appeared as a villain in most films, he was also noted for his performanc ...

* Kunchan *Master Vimal

Plot

Hema, Prem, Ravi, and Sreedevi are college mates. Prem and Ravi liked Hema, but she saw them as friends. During her MBBS course, Hema meets Mohan and falls in love with him. Mohan has to leave for home owing to his father's poor health. He marries Sreedevi as the last wish of his father. Hema learns about it from a letter sent by Mohan. Hema is a leading surgeon in a hospital now. Accidentally she meets Sreedvi and Mohan while Sreedevi is not aware of their past relationship. Hema saves the life of Mohan's son who met with an accident on the day when Hema lost her brother in another accident. Sreedevi tries to renew her friendship with Hema while Mohan is worried whether Hema's visit will spoil his family. Sreedevi discovers the past relationship of Hema and Mohan from a letter she finds from Hema's house. Sreedevi doubts both Mohan and Hema. Sreedevi plans to leave Mohan due to their past relationship and suspicion, and Hema sacrifices her life to avoid separation of the couple because of her.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

, and the lyrics were written by

Poovachal Khader Poovachal Khader (25 December 1948 – 22 June 2021) was a Malayalam lyricist from Kerala who worked mainly in Malayalam film industry. His first movie as a lyricist was ''Kaattuvithachavan'' (1973) but his first released movie was ''Chuzhi'' (1 ...

and

O. N. V. Kurup Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup (known as O. N. V. Kurup; 27 May 1931 – 13 February 2016) was a Malayalam poet and lyricist from Kerala, India, who won the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary award in India for the year 2007. He received ...

References

External links

* 1985 films 1980s Malayalam-language films {{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub