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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kuttyedathi<br />
| image = Kuttyedathi.jpg<br />
| caption =<br />
| director = [[P. N. Menon (director)|P. N. Menon]]<br />
| producer = M. B. Pisharody<br>P. N. Menon<br />
| writer = [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]<br />
| narrator =<br />
| starring = ''Kuttyedathi'' Vilasini<br>[[Jayabharathi]]<br>[[Sathyaneshan Nadar|Sathyan]]<br>[[S. P. Pillai]]<br />
| music = [[M. S. Baburaj]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Ashok Kumar (cinematographer)|Ashok Kumar]]<br />
| editing = Ravi Kiran<br />
| studio = Menon Productions<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1971|2|26}}<br />
| runtime =<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget =<br />
| gross =<br />
}}<br />
'''''Kuttyedathi''''' ({{lang-ml|കുട്ട്യേടത്തി}}, {{lang-en|Kutty, the Elder Sister}}) is a 1971 [[Malayalam language]] film, directed by [[P. N. Menon (director)|P. N. Menon]] and written by [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]. It was widely regarded as one of the best South Indian films made in the 1970s. Crew - Music: M. S. Baburaj, Cinematography: Ashok Kumar, Operative cameraman: [[P. S. Nivas]] and editing: Ravi Kiran. ''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. The film was shot at [[Shoranur]].<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Sathyaneshan Nadar|Sathyan]] as Appunni<br />
* [[S. P. Pillai]] as Govindan Nair<br />
* [[Jayabharathi]] as Janu<br />
* [[Jeassy]]<br />
* [[Kuttyedathi Vilasini]] as Malu (Kuttiyedathi)<br />
* Master Sathyajith as Vasu<br />
* [[Kuthiravattam Pappu]] as Kuttishankaran<br />
* Raman Menon<br />
* Ammini<br />
* [[Balan K. Nair]]<br />
* Nilambur Balan as Karuthan<br />
* [[Philomina]] as Narayani<br />
* [[Kozhikode Shantha Devi]] as Meenakshi<br />
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==Soundtrack== <br />
The music was composed by [[M. S. Baburaj]] and the lyrics were written by [[Swathi Thirunal]] and [[Sreekumaran Thampi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=396|title=Kuttyedathi|accessdate=2014-10-15|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?4873|title=Kuttyedathi|accessdate=2014-10-15|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)<br />
|- <br />
| 1 || "Alarshara Parithaapam" || Machad Vasanthi, Kalamandalam Saraswathi || [[Swathi Thirunal]] || <br />
|- <br />
| 2 || "Chithralekhe Priyamvade" || [[P. Leela]], Machad Vasanthi || [[Sreekumaran Thampi]] || <br />
|- <br />
| 3 || "Prapancha Chethana" || [[S. Janaki]] || Sreekumaran Thampi || <br />
|}<br />
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==References== <br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDB title|0240665}}<br />
* [http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?4873 ''Kuttiyedathi''] at the Malayalam Movie Database<br />
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[[Category:1970s Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films with screenplays by M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]<br />
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