Kattathe Kilikkoodu

Kattathe Kilikkoodu (transl. A nest in the wind) is a 1983 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Bharathan and written by T. Damodaran from a story by Nedumudi Venu. The film was produced by P. V. Gangadharan and stars Bharat Gopy, Mohanlal, Srividya, Revathi, and Anju. The music for the film was composed by Johnson.[1] The film was a major commercial success.[2]

Kattathe Kilikkoodu
Directed byBharathan
Produced byP. V. Gangadharan
Screenplay byT. Damodaran
Story byNedumudi Venu
StarringBharat Gopy
Mohanlal
Srividya
Revathi
Anju
Music byJohnson
CinematographyVasanth Kumar
Edited byN. P. Suresh
Production
company
Grihalakshmi Productions
Distributed byKalpaka Release
Release date
  • 23 December 1983 (1983-12-23)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

The film won three Kerala State Film Awards, including Best Actor for Gopy. The film was remade in Tamil as Oonjaladum Uravugal.

Plot

Prof. "Shakespeare" Krishna Pillai leads a very happy family life. His loving wife Sarada is a homemaker and they are blessed with three daughters and one son. Their neighbour is Indira Thampi, an unmarried woman who had a failed love affair during her college days. Her niece, Asha Thampi lives with her to attend college.

Asha's good friend Unnikrishnan, is the sports coach of her college team and is also a family friend of Prof. Krishna Pillai. Asha attends special classes taken by Prof. Krishna Pillai at his house. Unnikrishnan shares a liking of music with Sarada and this makes them vibe very well. Asha misinterprets this as a liking for each other. Unnikrishnan gets irritated because of Asha's immature behaviour.

Disheartened, Asha pretends to be in love with Prof. Krishna Pillai as revenge to Unnikrishnan. Professor was initially hesitant, but slowly starts liking her. He starts going out with her to night clubs and this worries Sarda. She informs about this to Indira and she in turn scolds Asha. In retaliation, Asha leaves from Indira's house but she has nowhere else to go. She takes help of the professor and he gets her admitted to YWCA hostel.

All the while, Asha makes it a point to avoid Unnikrishnan and he feels terrible and insulted because of that. While at YWCA hostel, he barges into her room when she informs through the matron that she doesn't want to see him. He asks her repeatedly about her relationship with the professor, but she doesn't give him any clear reply. Unnikrishnan tells Sarda about Asha and her immaturity.

The professor starts distancing from Sarda and this makes her confront him one day in front of their children. Furious, the professor leaves from home and takes a room in a hotel. He calls his family and talks to the children but hesitates to talk to Sarda. He is in a great dilemma whether to live with his family or Asha. Next day, he gets Asha to his hotel room and tries to get intimate with her. She gets uncomfortable at this and tries to pull her hands from his. At this moment Unnikrishnan arrives and confronts Asha, beats her repeatedly and she finally reveals the truth about her affair with the professor. She hugs Unnikrishnan in front of the professor, making him totally heartbroken.

Out of shame, the professor drinks heavily on the beach in his car. Unnikrishnan spots him and brings him to his home. After getting rid of a hangover, he happily reunites with his wife and kids.

Cast

Soundtrack

The film features songs composed by Johnson with lyrics by Kavalam Narayana Panicker.[3]

Kattathe Kilikkoodu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Gopike Nin Viral"S. Janaki3:24
2."Koovaram Kilikkoodu"Sujatha Mohan, K. P. Brahmanandan, Sherin Peters, P. V. Sherin5:19
3."Nira Nirakkoottil"K. J. Yesudas, Sujatha Mohan4:00

Reception

Upon release, the film was well received in the theatres.[4] The film is also noted for the performance of Srividya, often considered as one of the best performances in her career.[5][6]

Awards
Kerala State Film Awards
Other awards
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References
  1. Kurup, Aradhya (17 November 2019). "'Kattathe Kilikkoode': Bharathan's film is a commentary on the yin and yang of marriage". The News Minute. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  2. Aravind, C. V. (20 February 2017). "Nedumudi Venu: Malayalam cinema's man for all seasons". The News Minute. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  3. "കാറ്റത്തെ കിളിക്കൂടു് (1983)". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  4. Shekar, Anjana (8 January 2018). "Sex, emotions, comedy, death: Malayalam cinema's exploration extramarital affairs". The News Minute. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  5. Kurup, Aradhya (24 July 2018). "Remembering Srividya: 6 times the veteran actor stunned us". The News Minute. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  6. Metroplus, Team (12 May 2017). "Mother of all roles". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
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