Oru Penninte Katha

Oru Penninte Katha
Directed byK. S. Sethumadhavan
Written byE. Moses
Produced byK. S. R Murthi
StarringSathyan
Sheela
K. P. Ummer
N. Govindan Kutty
Adoor Bhasi
T. R. Omana
Narrated bySathyan
CinematographyMelly Irani
Edited byShrinivasalu
Music byG. Devarajan
Distributed byChithranjali
Release date
  • 22 January 1971 (1971-01-22)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Oru Penninte Katha (A Women's Story) is a Malayalam language film, released in 1971. It was written by E. Moses, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by K. S. R Murthi. The film stars Sathyan and Sheela in lead roles along with K. P. Ummer, N. Govindan Kutty and Adoor Bhasi in supporting roles. The film has a musical score by G. Devarajan and cinematography was done by Melly Irani.[1][2]

The film revolves around Savitri (Sheela), the daughter of a plantation worker and her revenge against Madhavan Thampi (Sathyan), who arrests her lover under false charges and rapes her. The film takes some plot elements from the Hollywood film The Visit (1964).[3] Some subplots of the film is used in another 2012 Malayalam film, Mr. Marumakan.[4]

The film was released on 22 January 1971.

  1. ^ "Oru Penninte Kadha". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Oru Penninte Kadha". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Oru Penninte Kadha". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Mr. Marumakan Malayalam Movie Review, Mr. Marumakan Malayalam Film Review, Malayalam Cinema Review, Malayalam Movie Review". 22 August 2012. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2022.