Neelakuyil
Neelakuyil English The Blue Cuckoo Malayalam is a 1954 Malayalam film jointly directed by P. Bhaskaran and Ramu Kariat. It is a neorealistic melodrama and was based on a story written by Uroob who cowrote the screenplay and dialogues along with P. Bhaskaran. Neelakuyil tells the story of the love affair of a Dalit girl and an educated, high caste school teacher. It stars Sathyan, Miss Kumari, Prema, P. Bhaskaran and Master Vipin. Many of the actors including Sathyan debuted through this film.
The plot revolves around rustic life in a small village. Neeli Miss Kumari, a Dalit peasant girl, falls in love with Sreedharan Nair Sathyan, a school teacher. Neeli becomes pregnant. Sreedharan Nair refuses to marry Neeli as he fears being ostracized by a conservative society. Neeli becomes an outcaste and dies in child birth. Sankaran Nair P.Bhaskaran, the village postman, adopts the child ignoring the protests of society. Sreedharan Nair marries Nalini Prema, a member of an aristocratic family. Neelis son Mohan Master Vipin is brought up by the postman. The film ends with Sreedharan Nair and Nalini accepting the boy as their own child.There are nine songs, scored by K. Raghavan and penned by P. Bhaskaran, which are regarded as a milestone in Malayalam film music history. Before Neelakuyil, Malayalam film music was copied from Hindi and Tamil film songs. It was K. Raghavan, who was on his debut through this film, who introduced Malayali folk music into films. The songs included Mappilappattu Islamic music, koyithupattu harvest song, a traditional prayer, romantic melodies, all of which followed the folk traditions of the State. The songs are choreographed by Guru Gopalakrishnan Kodungallur. ........
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