Kelkkaatha Sabdham

Kelkkaatha Sabdham (transl. The inaudible voice) is a 1982 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Balachandra Menon and produced by Raju Mathew. The film stars Mohanlal, Nedumudi Venu, Balachandra Menon and Ambika in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Johnson. The film was a commercial success.^[1][2][3]

Kelkkaatha Sabdham
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Directed by	Balachandra Menon
Written by	Balachandra Menon
Produced by	Raju Mathew
Starring	Mohanlal Nedumudi Venu Balachandra Menon Ambika
Cinematography	Vipin Mohan
Edited by	G. Venkittaraman
Music by	Johnson
Production company	Century Films
Distributed by	Century Films
Release date	20 February 1982 (1982-02-20)
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Plot

Babu, a womaniser, falls in love with a village girl, Jayanthi, and promises to marry her. Due to some unexpected turn of events, Babu's father does not approve of their marriage.

Cast

• Mohanlal as Babu^[4]
• Nedumudi Venu as Devan
• Balachandra Menon as Lambodaran Nair
• Ambika as Jeyanthi
• Jagathy Sreekumar
• Baiju as Ravikkuttan
• Master Vineeth Govind as Jeyanthi's Son
• C. I. Paul as Sreemangalathu Narayana Pillai
• Nanditha Bose as Jeyanthi's Mother
• Poornima Jayaram as Poornima
• Shanthi Krishna as Sushma
• Jagannatha Varma as Babu's Father

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Johnson and the lyrics were written by Devadas.

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length (m:ss)
1	"Aanaa Palunkukondoraana"	K. J. Yesudas, Jency	Devadas
2	"Kannipoomaanam Kannum Nattu Njaan"	Jency, K. G. Markose	Devadas
3	"Maanikyam"	K. J. Yesudas	Devadas
4	"Naanam Nin Kannil	P. Jayachandran, Vani Jairam	Devadas

Reception

Kelkatha Shabdam was the first commercially successful production of Century Films.^[5]