''Kelkkaatha Sabdham'' () is a 1982 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Balachandra Menon and produced by

Raju Mathew Raju Mathew ( – 12 November 2019) was an Indian film producer from Kerala. He produced 45 films. He was the owner of Century Films. Biography Mathew worked in an insurance company before coming to the film arena. Later he gave up the job and ...

. The film stars Mohanlal, Nedumudi Venu, Balachandra Menon and Ambika in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Johnson. The film was a commercial success.

Plot

Babu, a womaniser, falls in love with a village girl, Jayanthi, and promises to marry her. Due to some unexpected turn of events, Babu's father does not approve of their marriage.

Cast

* Mohanlal as Babu * Nedumudi Venu as Devan * Balachandra Menon as Lambodaran Nair * Ambika as Jeyanthi * Jagathy Sreekumar * Baiju as Ravikkuttan *Master Vineeth Govind as Jeyanthi's Son *

C. I. Paul C. I. Paul (1944 – 14 December 2005) was a Malayalam film and television actor. He was a member of the working party led by Fr. Vadakkan and came to acting through the famous dramas by V. L. Jose. He was well appreciated for his perform ...

as Sreemangalathu Narayana Pillai * Nanditha Bose as Jeyanthi's Mother * Poornima Jayaram as Poornima * Shanthi Krishna as Sushma * Jagannatha Varma as Babu's Father

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Johnson and the lyrics were written by Devadas.

Reception

''Kelkatha Shabdam'' was the first commercially successful production of Century Films.

References

External links

* 1982 films 1980s Malayalam-language films Films directed by Balachandra Menon {{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub