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Ezhu Rathrikal

1968 film by Ramu Kariat

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 20, 2026
Entity authorityQ18354478 ↗
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Ezhu Raathrikal is a Malayalam language Indian movie directed by Ramu Kariat.

Cast

Soundtrack

The songs and background music were composed by Salil Chowdhury. Shantha P. Nair composed the song Makkathu Poyvarum. All song lyrics were written by Vayalar Ramavarma.

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The public source identifies “Ezhu Rathrikal” as 1968 film by Ramu Kariat. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Ezhu, Rathrikal and film.

Editorial reviewA useful identification and reception guide that helps separate the work itself from editions, performances, ownership and later interpretation. The current 40-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1968. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Ezhu, Rathrikal and film providing the first useful test.
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Attribution, date and provenance are strongest when supported by the original work, a catalogue record and documented transmission. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q18354478. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.

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This entry incorporates text from “Ezhu Rathrikal” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.