| Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | K. G. George |
| Screenplay by | S. L. Puram Sadanandan |
| Story by | K. G. George |
| Produced by | Innocent |
| Starring | Bharath Gopi Nalini Mammootty |
| Cinematography | Shaji N. Karun |
| Edited by | M. N. Appu |
| Music by | M. B. Sreenivasan |
Release date |
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Running time | 172 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback (lit. 'The death of Lekha, a flashback') is a 1983Malayalam-language film directed byK. G. George[2][3] and produced byInnocent.[4] The film was controversial because of the protagonist's similarities to the actressShoba, whose suicide in 1980 was highly publicized. In his biography, George admits that his inspiration to make the movie was indeed the suicide of Shobha, but adds that more importantly it was his long-time dream to make a film about 'cinema', which had never been tried before in the Malayalam industry at the time.[1][5][6]
The film was a commercial success. Although it did not receive any of the Kerala state Film awards, it garnered widespread critical acclaim and received awards outside Kerala. It was screened at several movie festivals namely the International Movie festival under the Indian Panorama division held in Bombay and also at the London Film Festival.
A poor Malayali family reaches Madras to try their luck in the film industry with their daughter Shantamma. She slowly starts climbing the ladder of success and becomes popular actress Lekha. At the peak of her career she commits suicide by hanging herself. The film recounts events that leads to her suicide, including a stint as a prostitute succumbing to the pressure from her parents for the lust of quick money and her unsuccessful love affair with a director.[7]
The music was composed byM. B. Sreenivasan and the lyrics were written byO. N. V. Kurup.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
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| 1 | "Enneyunarthiya Pularkalathil" (Kannillathe Nizhal Paambukal) | Selma George | O. N. V. Kurup | |
| 2 | "Mookathayude Souvarnam" | Selma George | O. N. V. Kurup | |
| 3 | "Prabhaamayi" | P. Jayachandran, Selma George | O. N. V. Kurup |
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