Balyakalasakhi (1967 film)

Balyajhykalasakhi
Directed by	Sasikumar
Produced by	H. H. Ibrahim
Screenplay by	Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
Based on	Balyakalasakhi by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
Starring	Prem Nazir Sheela Meena Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair
Music by	M. S. Baburaj
Cinematography	U. Rajagopal
Edited by	M. S. Mani
Production company	Kalalaya Production
Distributed by	Kanmani Films
Release dates	14 April 1967
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Balyakalasakhi (Malayalam: ബാല്യകാലസഖി, meaning childhood companion) is a 1967 Malayalam film directed by Sasikumar.^[1] It is an adaptation of Vaikom Muhammad Basheer's famous novel of the same name. Basheer himself wrote the screenplay and dialogues. Balyakalasakhi and Bhargavi Nilayam (1964) are the only films for which Basheer has written the screenplay. The film's story revolves around Majeed and Suhra, who are in love with each other from childhood.

Cast

• Prem Nazir as Majeed
• Sheela as Suhara
• Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair
• Meena
• Bahadoor
• T. R. Omana
• Usharani
• T. S. Muthaiah
• Manavalan Joseph
• Nalini
• Baby Usha
• P. J. Antony (guest appearance)

Soundtrack

The music was composed by MS Baburaj and lyrics was written by P. Bhaskaran.^[2]

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length (m:ss)
1	Evideyaanu Thudakkam	PB Sreenivas	P. Bhaskaran
2	Karalil Kanneer Mukil	PB Sreenivas	P. Bhaskaran
3	Manassinte Malarmizhi Thuranneedaan	MS Baburaj	P. Bhaskaran
4	Nin Rakthamente	S Janaki, PB Sreenivas	P. Bhaskaran
5	Oru Koottam Njaaninnu	S Janaki	P. Bhaskaran
6	Ummini Ummini Uyarathu	], Saraswathy	P. Bhaskaran

References

1. "Baalyakaalasakhi". malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
2. "Baalyakaalasakhi". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 2014-10-14.

External links

• Balyakalasakhi at the Internet Movie Database
• Balyakalasakhi songbook
• A write-up on the film by Jacob John and B. Vijayakumar