''Thaliritta Kinakkal'' is a 1980

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Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...

film, directed by P. Gopikumar. The film stars

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Sukumaran Edappal Ponnamkuzhi Veettil Parameswaran Sukumaran Nair (10 June 1948 – 16 June 1997), known mononymously as Sukumaran, was an Indian actor and producer of Malayalam films. Sukumaran became a popular film star in Malayalam cinema during the ...

Kuthiravattam Pappu Padmadalakshan, better known by his stage name Kuthiravattam Pappu (24 December 1936 – 25 February 2000), was a popular Indian stage and film actor. His repertoire of acting was based on his unique style and use of the '' Kozhikodan'' dialect, ...

and Madhumalini in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Jithin Shyam. The film is famous for being the only Malayalam film to have featured the legendary

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in its soundtrack. Being huge fans of his, the makers were keen on getting Indian cinema's favourite voice to record for them. However, Rafi commented that he needed a few weeks to learn the pronunciation of the language and without understanding the language he would not be able to impart the right emotions. Rafi had died before the recording could materialise. Hence, a Hindi song was decided to be included in the film, to which he agreed, and thus "Shabab Leke" came about.

Cast

Madhu Malini Madhu Malini was Indian film actress. Filmography * ''Noor Mahal'' (1965) * '' Dharti Kahe Pukarke'' (1969) * '' Phir Aya Toofan'' (1973) * '' Shubdin'' (1974) * ''Phanda'' (1975) * '' Pratiggya'' (1975) - Ajit's sister * ''Zid'' (1976) * '' Dre ...

Tanuja Tanuja Samarth, known mononymously as Tanuja, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in the Hindi film industry. Part of the Mukherjee-Samarth family, she is the daughter of actress Shobhna Samarth and producer Kumarsen Samarth, and was ...

Kovai Sarala Kovai Sarala is an Indian actress and comedian, who prominently plays supporting roles in Tamil and Telugu films. She has won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian three times, for her performances in '' Sathi Leelavathi'' (1995), '' ...

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Jithin Shyam and the lyrics were written by

Jamal Kochangadi Jamal Kochangadi ( ml, ജമാൽ കൊച്ചങ്ങാടി ) is an Indian writer, script writer, lyricist and music journalist. Early life Kochangadi was born on 30 April 1944 in Kochangadi, in the Ernakulam district of Kerala. His ...

, Aayish Kamal and P. Bhaskaran.

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* 1980 films 1980s Malayalam-language films Films directed by P. Gopikumar {{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub