''Oru Yugasandhya'' is a 1986

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-language film, directed by

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and produced by P. K. R. Pillai. The film stars

, Shankar Panicker, Innocent and Srividya. The film has musical score by

A. T. Ummer Anjukandy Thalakkal Ummer ( ml, അഞ്ചുകണ്ടി തളയ്ക്കൽ ഉമ്മർ) (10 March 1933 – 18 October 2001) was a Malayalam music composer from Kerala, India. He is known for composing many soft melodies for 174 ...

Plot

Kottappuram Kuruppu (

) is an ill-tempered head of the aristocratic Nair family. His family consists of his wife Kathamma ( Srividya), 3 daughters and a son. Two of his daughters are married and his sons-in-law are Sreedharan Nair ( Innocent) and Gopalan Nair ( Nedumudi Venu). His son Babu (

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), a mechanic is in love with their caretaker Kuttayi (

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)'s daughter Ammu ( Soorya). The younger daughter, Sumathi (

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), a school teacher, is in love with her colleague Balachandran ( Devan). The family is in financial ruins and Kuruppu owes money to the local money lender, Chettiyar ( Thilakan). The rest of the story is about the family's internal struggles when both Sumathi and Babu take different approaches to marry their lovers.

Cast

... Kottappuram Kuruppu * Srividya... Karthyayani Amma a.k.a. Kathamma Thambratti *

... Babu * Soorya... Ammu * Devan... Balachandran *

... Sumathi * Innocent... Sreedharan Nair *

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... Dakshayani * Nedumudi Venu... Gopalan * Sreerekha... Rajamma * Thilakan... Shanmukham Chettiyar * Bahadoor... Pappu Pillai * Vettoor Purushan... Pushkaran *

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... Karunan *

... Kuttayi * Mala Aravindan * Paravoor Bharathan

Soundtrack

References

External links

* 1986 films 1980s Malayalam-language films {{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub