''Utsavamelam'' (The Sound of Festival) is a
1992
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Indian
Malayalam-language film directed by
Suresh Unnithan
P. Suresh Unnithan (born 30 July 1956) is an Indian film and television director who works in Malayalam films. His most popular works are Mukha Chithram, Utsavamelam , Jaathakam, Bhagyavan, Aardram.
Biography
His start in film was as an as ...
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.
[http://www.malayalacinema.com/userreview_utsava-melam.htm]
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
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Suresh Gopi as Jayadevan
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Urvashi as Kanakaprabha
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Unnimary as Sreedevi
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Sankaradi
Chandrashekaran Menon, better known by his screen name Sankaradi (14 July 1924 – 8 October 2001), was an Indian actor. He was a veteran Malayalam comedian and character artist, who had over 700 Malayalam films to his credit. He dominated the ...
as Thekkumpuram Karnavar
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Manoj K. Jayan
Manoj Kadampoothramadom Jayan also known as Manoj K.Jayan is an Indian actor of Malayalam and Tamil films. He has also done a few Telugu and Kannada films and has also acted in a Bollywood film. Manoj has won three Kerala State Film Award for Se ...
as Bhagavathar
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Babu Namboothiri as Velichappadu
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Narendra Prasad as Thirumeni
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Jagathy Sreekumar as Thankappan/Manoj Kumar
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Indrans as Gopalan
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Mamukkoya as Nair
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KPAC Lalitha as Kalyaniamma
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Kollam Thulasi as Sankaran
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Usha as Ashwathi
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Meena Ganesh as Aswathi's mother
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Valsala Menon as Ammukuttyamma
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Innocent as Kamalasanana Kuruppu
* Nayana as Kalyani Kutty
* Poojappura Radhakrishnan
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Zeenath as Kanakaprabha's foster mother
* Unny Mery as Sreedevi
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N. L. Balakrishnan
Narayanan Lakshmi Balakrishnan (born Velayudhan) (17 April 1942 – 25 December 2014), commonly known as N. L. Balakrishnan, was an Indian film still photographer and actor who worked in Malayalam cinema. He worked as a still photographer in a ...
as Kuruppu
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Mala Aravindan
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Ravi Vallathol as Madhavankutty
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Jagannathan as Govinda Menon
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Kuthiravattam Pappu
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Alummoodan as DKP
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Syama as Shalini
* Aliyar as Viswam
* Haisham
* Kailas Nath
Soundtrack
The film includes songs written by lyricist
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 receive ...
and composed by
Mohan Sithara.
References
External links
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1990s Malayalam-language films
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