Thalavattam

Thalavattam
	Theatrical poster
Directed by	Priyadarshan
Produced by	G.P. Vijayakumar
Written by	Nedumudi Venu; Priyadarshan; Priyadarshan (dialogues)
Starring	Mohanlal; Karthika; Lizy
Music by	Songs:; Raghu Kumar; Rajamani; Background Score:; Johnson
Cinematography	S Kumar
Edited by	N Gopalakrishnan
Production; company	Seven Arts International LTD
Distributed by	Seven Arts International LTD
Release date	9 October 1986; ; ; ; ;
Running time	147 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Thalavattam (Malayalam: ????????) is a 1986 Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Priyadarshan and starring Mohanlal, M. G. Soman and Karthika. It was remade in Hindi as Kyon Ki in 2005 by Priyadarshan himself. The film was also remade in Tamil in 1988 by Robert-Rajasekhar as Manasukkul Mathappu with Prabhu and Saranya playing the lead. The story loosely is based on the 1962 American novel One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey and 1975 American movie of the same name.

Plot

Vinod (Mohanlal) becomes mentally ill after his girlfriend Anitha (Lizy) dies because of an electric short circuiting accident during a rock concert. Vinod is admitted into mental hospital managed by Dr. Ravindran (M. G. Soman).

With the help of Dr. Savithri (Karthika), who is Dr. Ravindran's daughter, and Dr. Unnikrishnan (Nedumudi Venu), Vinod slowly regains his memory and mental equilibrium. Savithri and Vinod fall in love. Dr. Ravindran has already arranged Savithri's marriage with Hari (Mukesh), so he opposes the lovers.

When he finds that Savithri and Vinod are adamant, Dr. Ravindran lobotomises Vinod and puts him in a state of coma. Dr. Unnikrishnan feels that death would be preferable over a vegetative life and kills Vinod. He confronts Dr. Ravindran and confesses to the euthanasia. Savithri overhears the conversation, and loses her mental equilibrium. She is admitted into the same institution as a patient.

Cast

Mohanlal as Vinod
Nedumudi Venu as Dr. Unni Krishnan
M. G. Soman as Dr. Ravindran
Karthika as Savithri ( Voice dubbed by Bhagyalakshmi)
Lizy as Anitha
Mukesh as Hari
Jagathi Sreekumar as Narayanan
Sukumari as Nurse
G.P. Vijayakumar as Vinod's brother
K. P. A. C. Sunny as Vinod's father
KPAC Lalitha
Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair
Maniyanpilla Raju
Sankaradi
Cochin Haneefa

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Raghu Kumar and Rajamani and lyrics was written by Poovachal Khader and Pandalam Sudhakaran.

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length (m:ss)
1	Kalabham Chaarthum	MG Sreekumar	Poovachal Khader
2	Konchum nin imbam	K. J. Yesudas, KS Chithra	Pandalam Sudhakaran
3	Koottil Ninnum	K. J. Yesudas	Poovachal Khader
4	Pon veene	KS Chithra	Poovachal Khader
5	Pon Veene	KS Chithra, MG Sreekumar	Poovachal Khader

Reception

Thalavattam was one of the commercial success in the year 1986. The film ran over 100 days.^[5] Thalavattam was remade in Hindi as Kyon Ki in 2005. The film was also remade in Tamil in 1988 by Robert-Rajasekhar as Manasukkul Mathappu with Prabhu and Saranya playing the lead.^[6]