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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Isabella<br />
| image = Isabella 1988 poster.png<br />
| caption = Poster designed by [[P. N. Menon (director)|P. N. Menon]]<br />
| director = [[Mohan (director)|Mohan]]<br />
| producer = [[Shogun_Films|GoodKnight Films]]<br />
| writer = Ipe Paramel<br>Kallikkadu Ramachandran (dialogues)<br />
| screenplay = Mohan<br />
| starring = [[Sumalatha]]<br/>[[Balachandra Menon]]<br/>[[Nedumudi Venu]]<br />
| music = [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]]<br/>[[O. N. V. Kurup]] <small> (Lyrics) </small><br />
| cinematography = Saroj Padi<br />
| editing = G. Murali<br />
| studio = Good Knight Films<br />
| distributor = Good Knight Films<br />
| released = {{Film date|1988|07|01|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Isabella''''' is a 1988 [[Malayalam language|Malayalam–language]] [[Romance film|romantic drama]] film, directed by [[Mohan (director)|Mohan]] and starring [[Sumalatha]] in the lead, who played Isabella, a tour guide. It also stars [[Balachandra Menon]], [[Nedumudi Venu]], etc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=2132|title=Isabella|accessdate=2014-10-24|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?4713|title=Isabella|accessdate=2014-10-24|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/isabella-malayalam-movie/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024164114/http://spicyonion.com/title/isabella-malayalam-movie/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=24 October 2014|title=Isabella|accessdate=2014-10-24|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref> The film contains evergreen love songs which are still topping charts.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Isabella, a tour guide, who falls in love with Unnikrishnan, one of her customers. Unni has spent all his Singapore earned wealth for the wellbeing of his sister and family and a bachelor even in his 40s. Isabella has several family problems as her father (Alby) is dead, her mother (Maggy) has become a drunkard and her brother (Tony) is autistic. She has to be the sole breadwinner of her family. Her mentor and well-wisher is one who introduced her to Unnikrishnan.<br />
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Bella, fed up with the agony of solitude, family problems and abandonment, decides to exit from life. Unni knows the saddest news from her mentor, her only well-wisher and Unni picks his crutches once again which he threw away in hope of reunion with Bella, and leaves for his lone journey remaining and visuals fade to scrolling last cards.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Sumalatha]] as Isabella<br />
*[[Balachandra Menon]] as Unnikrishna Menon<br />
*[[Nedumudi Venu]] as a Tourist Guide<br />
*Anand Mahadevan as Ananthu <br />
*Ajay Menon as the receptionist<br />
*Vettukili Prakash as Tony <br />
*[[K. P. A. C. Sunny]] as Alby<br />
*Asha Jayaram as Devi<br />
*[[Valsala Menon]]<br />
*[[Nanditha Bose]]<br />
*[[Jayalalita]]<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
The music was composed by [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]] and the lyrics were written by [[O. N. V. Kurup]]. The song "Isabella..." has turned to a cult song and remains top rated even among today's younger generation.<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || "Isabella" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || [[O. N. V. Kurup]] ||<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Mangalya Yaamam" || K. J. Yesudas, Chorus, Sethu Parvathi || O. N. V. Kurup ||<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Neram Mangiya Neram" || K. J. Yesudas || O. N. V. Kurup ||<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Thalir Munthiri" || [[S. Janaki]] || O. N. V. Kurup ||<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=0243992}}<br />
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[[Category:1988 films]]<br />
[[Category:1988 Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1988 romantic drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Mohan]]<br />
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Johnson]]<br />
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