Ulladakkam
Ulladakkam (transl. Content) is 1991 Indian Malayalam-language psychological thriller film directed by Kamal and written by P. Balachandran from a story by Cheriyan Kalpakavadi. It stars Mohanlal, Shobana and Amala. The film, produced by Suresh Balaje features a soundtrack composed by Ouseppachan.[1] The plot follows a psychiatrist, Dr. Sunny (Mohanlal) and one of his patients, Reshma (Amala), who gets obsessed with him romantically, but Sunny is already engaged with Annie (Shobana). The film explores the phenomenon of transference.
| Ulladakkam | |
|---|---|
 Poster designed by Gayathri Ashokan | |
| Directed by | Kamal |
| Produced by | Suresh Balaje |
| Screenplay by | P. Balachandran |
| Story by | Cheriyan Kalpakavadi |
| Starring | Mohanlal Shobana Amala Murali |
| Music by | Ouseppachan |
| Cinematography | Saloo George |
| Edited by | K. Rajagopal |
Production company | Sithara Combines |
| Distributed by | Bhavachithra Murali Films Release |
Release date | 1991 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Upon release, it received critical acclaim and was also a commercial success at the box office.[2][3] Ulladakkam is now regarded as one of the best films of Kamal.[4] The film won three Kerala State Film Awards, including Best Actor (Mohanlal), Best Director, and Best Dubbing Artist (Bhagyalakshmi). Amala won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam.
Plot
Dr Sunny is a psychiatrist who is engaged to his girlfriend Annie. One day a girl named Reshma is admitted to Sunny's hospital by her brother Roy, who is a close friend of Sunny. Gradually, Sunny finds out that she was traumatized after witnessing her boyfriend getting beaten to death by some of his colleagues. Sunny helps her to recover, but soon Reshma becomes obsessed with Sunny and falls in love with him.
Cast
- Mohanlal as Dr. Sunny Joseph
- Shobana as Annie, Sunny's fiance
- Amala as Reshma, Sunny's patient
- Murali as Roy
- Ashokan as Kishore
- M. G. Soman as Mathachan
- Sukumari as Mental Patient
- Innocent as Kunjachan
- Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Sunny's Mother
- Philomina as Hospital Attendant
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Burning Desire - Mental Patient
- Zainuddin as Chakrapani
- Krishnan Kutty Nair as Mental Patient
- Mavelikkara Ponnamma as Mental Patient
- Kunchan as Freddy
- T. P. Madhavan as Doctor
- Zeenath as Reena
Other crew
- Art director: Roy P. Thomas
- Production controller: M. Salim
- Assistant director: Lal Jose, Dileep, Akbar
Soundtrack
| Ulladakkam | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 14 July 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
| Genre | Popular music | |||
| Length | 17:35 | |||
| Language | Malayalam | |||
| Label | Ranjini Cassettes | |||
| Producer | Suresh Balaje | |||
| Ouseppachan chronology | ||||
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Ouseppachan composed the soundtrack for the film, to which the lyrics were written by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri. The original soundtrack consisting four tracks was released by Ranjini Cassettes on 14 July 1991.[5]
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Andhiveyil" | K. J. Yesudas, Sujatha Mohan | 04:00 |
| 2. | "Maayatha Marivil" | M. G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chithra | 04:49 |
| 3. | "Paathiramazha (Female vocals)" | K. S. Chithra | 04:24 |
| 4. | "Paathiramazha" | K. J. Yesudas | 04:22 |
| Total length: | 17:35 | ||
Reception
Upon release, it received critical acclaim and was also a commercial success at the box office.[2][3] Ulladakkam is now regarded as one of the best films of Kamal.[4]
References
- Rajitha (14 June 2000). "Gossip from the southern film industry". Rediff.com. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- Nazeer, Mohamed (20 December 2015). "An unsound trend in Mollywood". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- Thanveer (6 November 2016). "Amala Akkineni returns to Mollywood for Antony Sony's next". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- "Happy man". The Hindu. 23 April 2003. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- Ranjini Cassettes (14 July 1991). "Ulladakkam (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP by Ouseppachan on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- Kerala State Chalachitra Academy (1991). "State Film Awards - 1991". Department of Information and Public Relations. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
External links
- Ulladakkam on IMDb