Meenathil Thalikettu

Meenathil Thalikettu
Directed by	Rajan Sankaradi
Screenplay by	A. K. Sajan A. K. Santhosh
Story by	Lal Jose
Produced by	Prem Prakash Sajan Varghese
Starring	Dileep Sulekha Thilakan Jagathy Sreekumar
Cinematography	Sanjeev Shankar
Edited by	Venugopal
Music by	Ouseppachen
Release date	7 January 1998
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Meenathil Thalikettu (transl. Wedding in March) is a 1998 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Rajan Sankaradi and written by A. K. Sajan and A. K. Santhosh from a story by Lal Jose. It features Dileep, Thilakan, Sulekha, Zeenath and Jagathy Sreekumar in main roles. The film is about a 23-year-old Omanakkuttan (Dileep) who is still in high school and then marries his friend's sister due to certain circumstances. The music was composed by Ouseppachan.

Plot

Omanakkuttan (Dileep) is twenty-three years old and still in high school, a fact which angers his father, Govindan (Thilakan). His life takes a turn when he goes for his friend Sudi's (Krishna Prasad) sister's marriage. Due to certain circumstances, he has to marry her (Malu) (Sulekha). This angers his father, however he allows them to stay in his home. Malu becomes pregnant and both Omanakkuttan and Malu are thrown out of the house since Omanakkuttan doesn't agree to an abortion according to his father's wish.

Cast

• Dileep as Omanakkuttan/Omana
• Sulekha as Malathi
• Thilakan as Govindan Nambeesan
• Jagathi Sreekumar as Kaimal
• Zeenath as Sharada
• Baby Ambili as Ammini, Omanakkuttan's sister
• Janardanan as Kunjiraman
• Kalabhavan Mani as Ochuuttee
• Krishna Prasad as Sudhi
• Adoor Bhawani as Kaimal's grandmother
• Yadu Krishnan as Omanakkuttan's friend
• Jose Prakash as Company manager
• Vijay Menon as Rozario
• Thesni Khan as Nancy
• Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Doctor
• Sukumari as Durga
• Sankaradi as Durga's husband
• Santhakumari as Malathi's mother
• Elias Babu as Bridegroom's father
• Meena Ganesh as Janu
• Omana Ouseph
• Nandu Poduval as flower seller

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack contains 8 songs, all composed by Ouseppachan, with lyrics by Gireesh Puthenchery.

#	Title	Singer(s)
1	"Aaromale"	K. J. Yesudas
2	"Dooreyoru Thaaram"	K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chitra
3	"Dooreyoru Thaaram" (F)	K. S. Chitra
4	"Kaanaakkoottin"	M. G. Sreekumar, Reju Joseph
5	"Maarivillin"	M. G. Sreekumar
6	"Maarivillinmel"	K. J. Yesudas, Sujatha Mohan
7	"Oru Poovine"	K. J. Yesudas, Sujatha Mohan
8	"Oru Poovine"	Sujatha Mohan, Chorus

External links

• Meenathil Thalikettu at IMDb
• https://archive.is/20130218013408/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/6326/meenathil-thalikettu.html