Kuttyedathi is a 1971 Malayalam language

Malayalam language

Malayalam , is one of the four major Dravidian languages of southern India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India with official language status in the state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. It is spoken by 35.9 million people...

 film directed by P. N. Menon

P. N. Menon

P. N. Menon was an Indian film director and art director in Malayalam cinema.-Early life:Born in a poor family in a small town called Vadakkaanchery in Kerala, he completed his studies at Thrissur and from School of Art in Chennai. He came to Chennai when he was only 20 years old...

 and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair

M. T. Vasudevan Nair

Madathil Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair , popularly known as MT, is an Indian author, screenplay writer and film director. He was born in Kudallur, a small village in the present day Palakkad District, which was under the Malabar District in the Madras Presidency of the British Raj...

. Widely regarded as one of the best South Indian films made in the 1970s, Kuttyedathi is woven around the life of a girl, who is an ugly duckling with tomboyish tendencies, and who is continuously discriminated against in favour of her prettier younger sister and finally commits suicide.

Cast

• Sathyan
  Sathyaneshan Nadar
  Manuel Sathyaneshan Nadar commonly known by his stage name Sathyan, was an Indian film actor known for his work in Malayalam cinema. He has won the Kerala State Film Award twice and is renowned for his acting skills...
  
  
• S. P. Pillai
  S. P. Pillai
  S. P. Pillai was an Indian film and stage actor, best known for his comic roles in Malayalam films.-Biography:S. P. Pillai was born in 1913 in Ettumanoor, Kottayam. His father Shankara Pillai, was a police constable. Pillai lost his parents at a young age itself...
  
  
• Jayabharathi
  Jayabharathi
  Jayabharathi is a popular Malayalam film actress who started her career in late 1960s. She is a two-time winner of the Kerala State Film Award for best actress....
  
  
• Jeassy
  Jeassy
  Jeassy, also known as J. C. or Jesey, is an Indian director and actor of Malayalam movies. His first film as an actor was Ramu Kariat's Ezhu Rathrikal. Some of his notable films as an actor were Adimakal, Kallichellamma, Allahu Akbar, Maanpeda, Kuttyedathi and Ganga Sangamam. Shapamoksham made in...
  
  
• Kuttyedathi Vilasini
• Master Sathyajith
• Kuthiravattam Pappu
  Kuthiravattam Pappu
  Kuthiravattam Pappu, often credited as Pappu, was a popular Indian stage and film actor. His repertoire of acting was based on his unique style and use of the Kozhikodan dialect, impeccable timing and the capability to grasp the subtle nuances of any character and mould it into his signature "Pappu...
  
  
• Raman Menon
• Nilambur Balan
• Philomina
  Philomina
  Philomina was a veteran Malayalam film actress. She had acted in more than 750 films in her career. She played mostly character and comedy roles, besides that of grandmother and mother. She started acting on the stage. This experience stood her in good stead when she was offered her first film role...
  
  
• Kozhikode Shantha Devi

External links

• Kuttiyedathi at the Malayalam Movie Database