Poompatta (film)

Poompatta is a 1971 Indian Malayalam-language children's film, directed by B. K. Pottekkad (in his debut) and produced by V. M. Sreenivasan. Based on a short story by Karoor Neelakanta Pillai, the film stars Sridevi, Prema, Sankaradi and T. R. Omana. It was released on 12 March 1971. Sridevi won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist for her performance in this film.

Plot
Sarada becomes an orphan after her mother dies due to an illness. She is adopted by her stepmother, who ill-treats her.

Cast

 * Sridevi as Sarada
 * Roja Ramani as Sumathy
 * T. R. Omana as Sumathy's mother
 * Prema as Janaki
 * Sankaradi as Astrologer
 * Paul Vengola
 * Master Prabhakar as Prabha
 * Nellikode Bhaskaran
 * Ragini

Production
Poompatta is based on a short story by Karoor Neelakanta Pillai, and is the directorial debut of B. K. Pottekkad. It is also Master Prabhakar's first Malayalam film.

Soundtrack
The music was composed by G. Devarajan with lyrics by Yusufali Kechery.