Isabella is a 1988 Malayalam–language

Malayalam language

Malayalam , is one of the four major Dravidian languages of southern India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India with official language status in the state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. It is spoken by 35.9 million people...

 romantic drama

Romance film

Romance films are love stories that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate involvement of the main characters and the journey that their love takes through courtship or marriage. Romance films make the love story or the search for love the main plot focus...

 film directed by Mohan

Mohan (director)

Mohan is an Indian director of Malayalam films. Mohan has done several critically acclaimed films including Angene Oru Avadhikkalathu, Pakshe, Isabella, Oru Katha Oru Nunnakkatha, Idavela, Vida Parayum Mumbe and Shalini Ente Koottukari...

 and starring Sumalatha

Sumalatha

Sumalatha is a popular Indian film actress. She has acted in more than 200 films in Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi movies.-Early life:...

 in the lead, who played the role of Isabella, a tour guide. It also stars Balachandra Menon

Balachandra Menon

Balachandra Menon is an Indian film actor, director, script writer, lyricist, and producer who works in Malayalam cinema. He made some popular films in the 1980s and 1990s...

, Nedumudi Venu

Nedumudi Venu

Nedumudi Venu is a popular Malayalam film actor from Kerala, India. He has also written screenplays and has directed one film.- Early life :...

 etc.

Plot

Sumalatha

Sumalatha

Sumalatha is a popular Indian film actress. She has acted in more than 200 films in Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi movies.-Early life:...

 plays the role of Isabella, a tour guide, who eventually fell in love with Unnikrishnan(Balachandra Menon

Balachandra Menon

Balachandra Menon is an Indian film actor, director, script writer, lyricist, and producer who works in Malayalam cinema. He made some popular films in the 1980s and 1990s...

), one of her customers. She was having lot of family problems as her father(Alby) was dead, her mother(Maggy) became a drunkard and her brother(Tony) was a lunatic. Nedumudi Venu

Nedumudi Venu

Nedumudi Venu is a popular Malayalam film actor from Kerala, India. He has also written screenplays and has directed one film.- Early life :...

 was her mentor and well wisher, who introduced her to Unnikrishnan. After that season, Unni returned to his residence and Isabella, whom he called affectionately Bella, awaited for his return towards her. He returned on several seasons, but on each time he refused to accpet her as his life-partner. Terribly distracted by his family's behaviour, Unnikrishnan once decided to spend his remaining life with Bella. But on reaching there, he came to know that Bella had committed suicide following her mother's death, her brother's missing and the lost her hope for his return.

Cast

• Sumalatha
  Sumalatha
  Sumalatha is a popular Indian film actress. She has acted in more than 200 films in Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi movies.-Early life:...
  
  as Isabella
• Balachandra Menon
  Balachandra Menon
  Balachandra Menon is an Indian film actor, director, script writer, lyricist, and producer who works in Malayalam cinema. He made some popular films in the 1980s and 1990s...
  
  as Unnikrishna Menon
• Nedumudi Venu
  Nedumudi Venu
  Nedumudi Venu is a popular Malayalam film actor from Kerala, India. He has also written screenplays and has directed one film.- Early life :...
  
  as
• Anand Mahadevan as Ananthu
• Ajay Menon as the receptionist
• Vettukili Prakash as Tony
• K.P.A.C. Sunny as Alby
• Asha Jayaram as Devi

Soundtrack

The score and soundtrack of the movie was composed by Johnson

Johnson (composer)

Johnson was an Indian film score composer and music director who has given music to some of the most important motion pictures of Malayalam cinema, including those for Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal, Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam, Vadakkunokkiyantram, Perumthachan, Amaram, Njan...

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