Ormakal Marikkumo

Ormakal Marikkumo
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Directed by	K. S. Sethumadhavan
Screenplay by	K. S. Sethumadhavan N. Govindan Kutty (dialogues)
Story by	Joseph Anand
Produced by	K. S. Sethumadhavan, K. S. R. Moorthy
Starring	Kamal Haasan Shobha Vidhubala Jayan M. G. Soman
Cinematography	Marcus Bartley
Edited by	T. R. Sreenivasalu
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production company	Chithrakalakendram
Distributed by	Central Pictures
Release date	26 August 1977 (1977-08-26)
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Ormakal Marikkumo (transl. Do memories die?) is a 1977 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed and produced by K. S. Sethumadhavan. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Shoba and Vidhubala. The film has musical score by M. S. Viswanathan.^[1][2] Shobha won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress. This film was later dubbed in Telugu language as Parvathi Malli Puttindi and Hindi as Afsana Do Dil Kaa.

Plot

Kamal Haasan and Vidhubala are a happily married couple who enjoy their life. The first half is full of scenes that involve both of them. The story goes into a flashback where Kamal Haasan and Vidhubala are a couple where Kamal Haasan suspects Vidhubala and kills her. Shoba reincarnates as Vidhubala and tells the truth to Kamal Haasan. Upon hearing the story, Kamal Haasan gets himself killed by running towards a lorry. The film ends in a sad note with both Kamal Haasan and Shoba dying at the end.

Cast

• Kamal Haasan as Chandrasekharan
• Shobha as Ammini/Parvathi
• Vidhubala as Parvathi^[3]
• Jayan as Prabhakaran^[4]
• M. G. Soman as Dr. Aravindan
• Sankaradi as Chandrasekharan's uncle
• T. R. Omana as Thankamani
• Prema as Lakshmi/Aravindan's mother
• Kunchan as Pappu
• Pala Thankam as Chellamma
• Paravoor Bharathan as Narayanan
• Poojappura Ravi as Vaidyar
• Radhadevi as Janakiyamma
• Mythili as Usha
• Vanchiyoor Radha as Teacher
• Ramu as Ravi
• Kedamangalam Ali

Production

In an interview with Ravi Menon on the talk show Chakkarapanthal, actress Vidhubala recalled shooting the slow motion song sequence in this film, She and Kamal Haasan actually moved and danced slowly since the technique had not yet been introduced in Malayalam cinema.^[5] The film produced under banner Chitrakalakendram, and the final length of the film was 3,543.00 metres (11,624.02 ft).^[6]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan^[7] with lyrics by Mankombu Gopalakrishnan.

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length (m:ss)
1	"Chandramadathinte"	K. J. Yesudas	Mankombu Gopalakrishnan
2	"Naanam Kallananam"	K. J. Yesudas, Sujatha Mohan	Mankombu Gopalakrishnan
3	"Thriprayaarappa Sree Rama"	Vani Jairam	Mankombu Gopalakrishnan

Release

Ormakal Marikkumo was released on 26 August 1977.^[8] Shobha won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress.^[9] The film was dubbed in Telugu language as Parvathi Malli Puttindi and released on 27 August 1982,^[10] Hindi as Afsana Do Dil Kaa (1982).^[11]

References

1. "Ormakal Marikkumo". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
2. "Ormakal Marikkumo". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
3. "The girl next door". The Hindu. 18 August 2008. Archived from the original on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
4. "'ബാലന്‍ കെ.നായര്‍ അത് പറഞ്ഞപ്പോള്‍ ഞാന്‍ ഉള്ളില്‍ വിതുമ്പി; അദ്ദേഹത്തോടൊന്നും പറയാനായില്ല'". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). 25 July 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
5. Athira, M. (5 December 2013). "Quick Five: Ravi Menon - Celebrating with music". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 31 May 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
6. "Weekly Gazette of India, 1978-04-08, Weekly". The Gazette of India. 8 April 1978. p. 947. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
7. Pradeep, K. (16 July 2015). "The 'music creator' falls silent". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
8. Film News Anandan (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
9. "State Film Awards". Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
10. "Parvathi Malli Puttindi". Gaana. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
11. "Afsana Do Dil Kaa". muvyz.com. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

External links

• Ormakal Marikkumo? at IMDb