Pidikittapulli

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Pidikittapulli
Directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan
Written byKallayam Krishnadas
Screenplay byKallayam Krishnadas
Starring Prameela
Ratheesh
Babysree
Balan K Nair
Edited byA. Sukumaran
Music by K. J. Joy
Production
company
Silver Screen
Distributed bySilver Screen
Release date
  • 15 September 1986 (1986-09-15)
Country India
Language Malayalam

Pidikittapulli is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. The film stars Prameela, Ratheesh, Babysree and Balan K. Nair. The film's score was composed by K. J. Joy. [1] [2] [3]

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The Malayalam softcore porn film features several sex scenes and nudity that were not shown to the censor board which later banned the film. The sex scenes were absent when the censor board confiscated a print of Pidikitapulli, but present when it played in a suburban Trivandrum theatre two weeks later. [4]

Cast

Ahaana Krishna]]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by K. J. Joy with lyrics by Bharanikkavu Sivakumar.

No.SongSingersLength (m:ss)
1"Oh Sugandha Vanapushpangal" K. S. Chithra, Krishnachandran
2"Oru Nimisham Pala Nimisham" Vani Jairam
3"Ponnelassum"Chorus, Madhubhaskar

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