| Meenathil Thalikettu | |
| Director: | Rajan Sankaradi |
| Producer: | Prem Prakash Sajan Varghese |
| Screenplay: | A. K. Sajan A. K. Santhosh |
| Story: | Lal Jose |
| Starring: | Dileep Tejali Ghanekar Thilakan Zeenath Jagathy Sreekumar |
| Music: | Ouseppachen |
| Cinematography: | Sanjeev Shankar |
| Editing: | Venugopal |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Malayalam |
Meenathil Thalikettu is a 1998 Indian Malayalam-language Coming of age comedy-drama film directed by Rajan Sankaradi and written by A. K. Sajan and A. K. Santhosh from a story by Lal Jose. It features Dileep, Thilakan, Zeenath, and Jagathy Sreekumar in lead roles. The plot follows Omanakkuttan (Dileep), a 23-year-old, who is still in high school. He has to marry his friend's sister, Malu, under pressure.
Meenathil Thalikettu was based on an idea that occurred to Dileep in which "a schoolboy gets married due to circumstances". This was further developed into a story by Lal Jose, while the script was written by A. K. Sajan and A. K. Santosh. Sanjeev Shankar was the cinematographer, and Venugopal edited the film, which was primarily filmed in. The music was composed by Ouseppachan.
The film was remade in Kannada as Kanasina Loka (2004).
Omanakkuttan is 23 years old and still in high school, a fact which angers his father, Govindan. His life takes a turn when he goes to his friend, Sudhi's sister's marriage. Due to certain circumstances, he has to marry Malathi, Sudhi's sister. This angers his father. However, he allows them to stay in his home. Malu becomes pregnant, and both Omanakkuttan and Malu are thrown out of the house since Omanakkuttan doesn't agree to abort his baby according to his father's wish.
The film's soundtrack contains eight songs, all composed by Ouseppachan, with lyrics by Gireesh Puthenchery.
| Title | Singer(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aaromale" | K. J. Yesudas | |
| 2 | "Dooreyoru Thaaram" | K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chitra | |
| 3 | "Dooreyoru Thaaram" (F) | K. S. Chitra | |
| 4 | "Kaanaakkoottin" | M. G. Sreekumar, Reju Joseph | |
| 5 | "Maarivillin" | M. G. Sreekumar | |
| 6 | "Maarivillinmel" | K. J. Yesudas, Sujatha Mohan | |
| 7 | "Oru Poovine" | K. J. Yesudas, Sujatha Mohan | |
| 8 | "Oru Poovine" | Sujatha Mohan, Chorus |