Rappadikalude Gatha

Rappadikalude Gatha (1978)

രാപ്പാടികളുടെ ഗാഥ

Rappadikalude Gatha is woven around Gatha, a young girl who finds happiness in drugs and music. She marries a doctor of humble indisposition. Their marriage runs into difficulty but, after several traumatic experiences, the couple are reconciled. The film is a sharp indictment of society, its awry priorities, on the frustrations of the youth, their disappointments, and how youngsters get hooked to drugs.

Date of release
1978-11-10
TMDB
8.0 / 10 (1)
Genres
Drama
Director
K. G. George

Casting

Interesting facts

Rappadikalude Gatha is a 1978 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by K. G. George and written by Padmarajan. The film stars M. G. Soman and Vidhubala, along with Sukumari, Jose, Krishnachandran, Prem Prakash and Aranmula Ponnamma in supporting roles. The film was released to widespread critical acclaim praising the writing, direction and the performance of the lead cast. However, despite the positive response the film bombed at the box office. The film won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Film with Popular and Aesthetic Value at the 1978 Kerala State Film Awards.

Production

It was Padmarajan who advised the producers to ask K. G. George to do this film. The shoot took about two weeks and the film was completed in around 90 days. The whole film was shot in and around Ernakulam and Fort Kochi. The screenplay written by Padmarajan was believed to be lost, until it was unearthed in 2006. Twelve 35mm prints were made and all the prints have been lost.

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