Choodatha Pookal
1985 film
Choodatha Pookal is a 1985 Indian Malayalam film, directed by M. S. Baby and produced by V. Gopalakrishnan Nair. It stars Sukumaran, Lakshmi, Ratheesh, and T. R. Omana in the lead roles. The film has a musical score by K. J. Joy.
Cast
Sukumaran as Mohan
Ratheesh as Prem
Shankar as Ravi
Lakshmi as Hema
Zarina Wahab as Sreedevi
Kalpana
T. G. Ravi as Warrier
T. R. Omana
Vijay Menon as Suresh
Prathapachandran
Balan K. Nair
Kunchan
Master Vimal
Plot
Hema, Prem, Ravi, and Sreedevi are college mates. Prem and Ravi liked Hema, but she saw them as friends. During her MBBS course, Hema meets Mohan and falls in love with him. Mohan has to leave for home owing to his father's poor health. He marries Sreedevi as the last wish of his father. Hema learns about it from a letter sent by Mohan.
Hema is a leading surgeon in a hospital now.
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