Chattakkari 50 years old

Chattakkari is a 1974 Malayalam-language Indian feature film directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by M. O. Joseph, starring Lakshmi, Mohan Sharma, Adoor Bhasi and Sukumari in lead roles. The film written by Thoppil Bhasi based on Pamman's famous novel of the same name. It was the first Malayalam film of Lakshmi and also the start of her romance with co-star Mohan Sharma. It bagged the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress for Lakshmi, Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for Adoor Bhasi who played Laxmi's alcoholic father, and the Filmfare Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam. Storywriter Pamman received the Kerala State Film Award for Best Story. It has the distinction of being the first Malayalam film to run continuously for 40 weeks in a Bangalore theatre. All Songs composed by well known music director G. Devarajan were instant hits.

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Chattakkari Cast

Name Character
Vinodini
Bahadoor He was 44, 70 years old when he died
Sujatha She was 21, 58 years old when she died as Usha
Sankaradi He was 50, 77 years old when he died
Sukumari She was 33, 72 years old when she died as Margarette
Lakshmi She was 21, now 71 years old as Julie

Chattakkari Crew

Name Department
K.S. Sethumadhavan as Director. He was 43 (now 93) years old Directing
Balu Mahendra as Cinematography. He was 34 (74) years old when He died Crew
G Devarajan as Music. He was 49 (81) years old when He died Sound
Chattakkari (50 years)

  • Release day: Friday, May 10, 1974
  • Runtime: 128 minutes