Poompatta (film)

Poompatta (transl. Butterfly) is a 1971 Indian Malayalam-language children's film, directed by B. K. Pottekkad (in his debut) and produced by V. M. Sreenivasan. Based on a short story by Karoor Neelakanta Pillai, the film stars Sridevi, Prema, Sankaradi and T. R. Omana. It was released on 12 March 1971. Sridevi won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist for her performance in this film.[1][2]

Poompatta
Poster
Directed byB. K. Pottekkad
Screenplay byB. K. Pottekkad
Story byKaroor Neelakanta Pillai
Produced byV. M. Sreenivasan
StarringSridevi
Prema
Sankaradi
T. R. Omana
CinematographyN. Karthikeyan
Edited byN. R. Natarajan
Music byG. Devarajan
Production
company
Ambili Films
Release date
  • 12 March 1971 (1971-03-12)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Plot

Sarada becomes an orphan after her mother dies due to an illness. She is adopted by her stepmother, who ill-treats her.

Cast

Production

Poompatta is based on a short story by Karoor Neelakanta Pillai, and is the directorial debut of B. K. Pottekkad. It is also Master Prabhakar's first Malayalam film.[2]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by G. Devarajan with lyrics by Yusufali Kechery.[3]

SongSingers
"Arimullachedi"Renuka
"Manathaarileppozhum"P. Leela, Renuka
"Paadunna Painkilikku"K. J. Yesudas
"Shibiyennu Peray"P. Madhuri

References
  1. Nayak, Satyarth (2019). Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess. India: Penguin Random House. p. 259. ISBN 9789353056780.
  2. Vijayakumar, B. (12 March 2018). "Poompatta: 1971". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  3. "പൂമ്പാറ്റ (1971)". malayalasangeetham.info (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
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