Kattathe Kilikkoodu
1983 film by Bharathan
Kattathe Kilikkoodu (transl. A nest in the wind) is a 1983 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Bharathan and written by T. Damodaran from a story by Nedumudi Venu. The film was produced by P. V. Gangadharan and stars Bharat Gopy, Mohanlal, Srividya, Revathi, and Anju. The music for the film was composed by Johnson. The film was a major commercial success.
The film won three Kerala State Film Awards, including Best Actor for Gopy. It was remade in Tamil as Oonjaladum Uravugal. It marked the Malayalam debut of Revathi.
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Prof. "Shakespeare" Krishna Pillai leads a happy family life. His loving wife, Sarada, is a homemaker and they are blessed with three daughters and one son.
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