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Yakshi (film)

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Yakshi
Poster
Directed byK. S. Sethumadhavan
Screenplay byThoppil Bhasi
Based onYakshi
by Malayattoor Ramakrishnan
Produced byM. O. Joseph
StarringSathyan
Sharada
CinematographyMelli Irani
Edited byM. S. Mani
Music byDevarajan
Production
company
Manjilas
Distributed byVimala Release
Release date
  • 30 June 1968 (1968-06-30)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Yakshi is a 1968 Malayalam-language psychological thriller film, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and written by Thoppil Bhasi, based on Malayattoor Ramakrishnan's novel of the same name.[1] The film stars Sathyan, Sharada, Adoor Bhasi, N. Govindan Kutty, Bahadoor, Ushakumari, Sukumari, Rajakokila and Radhika. It is considered by historians to be the first psychological thriller in Malayalam cinema.[2][3]

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Cast

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Soundtrack

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The music was composed by G. Devarajan and the lyrics were written by Vayalar Ramavarma.[4]

Song Singers
"Chandrodayathile" S. Janaki
"Chandrodayathile" K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki
"Padmaraagappadavukal" P. Susheela
"Swarnachaamaram Veeshiyethunna" K. J. Yesudas, P. Leela
"Swarnachaamaram" (F) P. Leela
"Vilichu Njan Vilikettu" P. Susheela

References

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  1. ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. p. 143. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.
  2. ^ Venkiteswaran, C. S. (18 June 2006). "Auteur par excellence". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Yakshi (1968)". The Hindu. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  4. ^ "യക്ഷി (1968)". malayalasangeetham.info (in Malayalam). Retrieved 15 December 2022.
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