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{{short description|2005 Indian film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Makalkku
| image          = Makalkku.jpg
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| director       = [[Jayaraj]]
| producer       = Alex Varghese
| screenplay     = [[Madampu Kunjukuttan]]
| story          = Rajan Poduval
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| starring       = {{Unbulleted_list|[[Suresh Gopi]]|[[Shobana]]}}
| music          = [[Ramesh Narayan]] (songs)<br>[[Alphons Joseph]] (score)
| cinematography = [[M. J. Radhakrishnan]]
| editing        = Vijayakumar
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| released       = {{Film date|2005|03|11|df=yes}}
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| country        = India
| language       = Malayalam
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'''''Makalkku''''' ({{trans|For daughter}}) is a 2005 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language drama film directed by [[Jayaraj]] and written by [[Madampu Kunjukuttan]] from a story by Rajan Poduval. It stars [[Suresh Gopi]] and [[Shobana]]. The film features songs composed by [[Ramesh Narayan]] and background score by [[Alphons Joseph]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Jayaraj: A director's profile |work=[[Rediff.com]]| url = http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/dec/20jay.htm |date=20 December 2005| access-date = 2014-08-14 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/makalkku-review-malayalam-13685228.html |title=Archived copy |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=9 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924183828/http://www.sify.com/movies/makalkku-review-malayalam-13685228.html |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
Singer [[Adnan Sami]] performed a song in the film. Shobana's performance as an intellectually disabled woman gained critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/nov/29ss.htm| title = Third National Award for Shobhana? - Rediff.com}}</ref>
==Plot==
A woman gives birth to a daughter on the streets. Her identity is unknown, and she is non-responsive. Her daughter, Manasi, is raised in a mental asylum and looked after with love by the staff. Manasi's intrusion into the lives of these patients becomes a rain to those dry lives. They eagerly take care of the child with the assistance of other hospital staff.
A girl named Bindu, who was falsely accused of being mad, starts deeply caring for Manasi. Her enchanting lullaby flows around the whole asylum like a settling relief. A few days later, Bindu is asked to leave on grounds of being totally sane. However, she prefers her home at the asylum with her friends saying that the world outside is totally strange for her. Dr. Warrier is helpless. Hence, she bids farewell to her dear Manasi and the others at the asylum. Her departure marks a point of deep aching grief to everyone at the hospital. The next day, it is revealed in the newspaper that Bindu has committed suicide.
Manasi grows older winning the hearts of everyone at the hospital. Shortly, a notice from Human Rights Commission arrives, asking the authorities to let go of Manasi's care. Although the chief doctor, Dr. Warrier, wishes to adopt her, it is denied. She is later taken away by the state's social welfare department.
==Cast==
*[[Suresh Gopi]] as Dr. Warrier
*[[Shobana]] as Killeri
*Raihana Mariam as Manasi (as Baby Raihana)
*Alex Varghese as Dr. Varghese
*C. P. Rajashekharan as Dr. Panicker
*Ranjith Velayudhan as Dr. Chandran
*[[Shalu Menon]] as Bindu
*[[Vinayakan]] as Mental Patient
*[[Nilambur Ayisha]] as Mental Patient
*Manka Mahesh as Nurse
*Kozhikode Sharada as Nurse
*Poornima Anand as Nurse Sumathi
*Ramakrishnan as Nambeeshan
==Soundtrack==
The film's soundtrack contains eight songs, all composed by [[Ramesh Narayan]], and the lyrics were written by [[Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri]], Rifat Sulthan, and [[Anil Panachooran]]. The background score was by [[Alphonse Joseph]].
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)
|-
| 1
| "Chaanchaadiyaadi"
| [[Gayatri Asokan]]
|-
| 2
| "Chaanchaadiyaadi"
| [[Adnan Sami]]
|-
| 3
| "Mukilin Makale"
| [[Manjari (Indian singer)|Manjari]]
|-
| 4
| "Baharon Ko Chaman"
| [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]]
|-
| 5
| "Edavamaasa Perumazha"
| [[Dhanu Jayaraj]]
|-
| 6
| "Edavamaasa Perumazha"
| [[Balachandran Chullikkad]]
|-
| 7
| "Paavakali"
| [[Jassie Gift]], [[Madhushree Narayan]]
|-
| 8
| "Paavakali [Karaoke with Madhuree]"
| [[Madhushree Narayan]]
|}
==Awards==
*[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer]] in 2004 for [[Manjari (Indian singer)|Manjari]] for the song Mukilin makalae....
*[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Makeup Artist]] in 2004 for Renjith Ambadi
==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0460499|Makalkku}}
[[Category:2000s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:2005 drama films]]
[[Category:2005 films]]
[[Category:Films about intellectual disability]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Kannur]]
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