''Theerthayaathra'' is a 1972

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film, directed by

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and produced by R. S. Prabhu. The film stars

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, Sharada,

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and

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in the lead roles. The film had musical score by

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. The movie was also the debut film for Telugu actress

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(Jayalakshmi Reddy) as Parvathikkutty.

Cast

as Rajagopalan * Sharada as Savithri/Thaathrikkutty *

as Kochikkaavu *

(Fatafat Jayalaxmi) as Parvathikkutty *

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as Pavithran Namboothiri *

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as Ammukuttyamma *

as Sreekumarikkutty *Master Sathyajith as Vasu *

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as Kunjaathol *

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as Krishnan Ashan *

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as Thankappan, Tile Company Owner *Abbas as Abdulla *Metilda *P. O. Thomas as Bus Driver Kuttappan *

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as Pathumma *

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as Thirumeni *R. K. Nair *Shantha *Sreeni * Sumithra as Nangyarukutty *Thodupuzha Radhakrishnan as Rajagopalan's friend *Vijayakala *Subhadra

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

and the lyrics were written by

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References

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* 1972 films 1970s Malayalam-language films 1970s Indian films Films directed by A. Vincent {{1970s-Malayalam-film-stub