Malootty is a 1992 Malayalam

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...

 drama film by Bharathan

Bharathan

Bharathan was an Indian film director, artist, lyricist, music director, sculptor, poster designer, editor and art director. Bharathan is noted for being the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, along with Padmarajan, in the 1980s, which created films that were widely...

, starring Jayaram

Jayaram

Jayaram is an Indian film actor who mainly acts in Malayalam and Tamil films. He is also a chenda percussionist and mimic artist. In 2011, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for his contribution towards the arts.-Early life:...

, Urvashi

Urvashi (actress)

Kavitha Ranjini, better known by her stage name Urvashi , is an Indian film actress and producer. She was a prominent lead actress during the 1980s and 1990s in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu films. She has dubbed in her own voice in all these languages. And she produced the film Pidakkozhi...

 and Shamili

Shamili

Shamili , better known as Baby Shamili, is a Indian actress, who has primarily acted as a child actor in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films...

 who is the younger sister of Shalini

Shalini Kumar

Shalini Ajith , also known simply as Shalini, is a South Indian film actress who debuted in the Malayalam movie Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku on Navodaya's banner at the age of three and continued to perform in many films as a child actor...

. It based on the rescue of Jessica McClure

Jessica McClure

Jessica McClure Morales became famous at the age of 18 months after falling into a well in the backyard of 3309 Tanner Dr. Midland, Texas, on October 14, 1987. Between that day and October 16, rescuers worked for 58 hours to free "Baby Jessica" from the eight-inch-wide well casing below the ground...

 in 1987 events set in the 1980s when a girl was trapped in a hole; she later survived after many hours. The title drawings were done by Bharathan's son. Shamili won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist

Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist

The Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist winners are the following:-References:**...

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Plot

Five-year-old Malooty was the only daughter of Raji and Unnikrishnan, who were visiting her grandparent's home. However events took a tragic turn when Malooty, playing ball with a dog, suddenly fell into a hole and became stuck inside. Her father struggled to saved his daughter's life from the deadly hole. It took a few hours to save her before it was too late.

Cast

• Jayaram
  Jayaram
  Jayaram is an Indian film actor who mainly acts in Malayalam and Tamil films. He is also a chenda percussionist and mimic artist. In 2011, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for his contribution towards the arts.-Early life:...
  
   as Unnikrishnan
• Urvashi
  Urvashi (actress)
  Kavitha Ranjini, better known by her stage name Urvashi , is an Indian film actress and producer. She was a prominent lead actress during the 1980s and 1990s in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu films. She has dubbed in her own voice in all these languages. And she produced the film Pidakkozhi...
  
   as Raji
• Shamili
  Shamili
  Shamili , better known as Baby Shamili, is a Indian actress, who has primarily acted as a child actor in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films...
  
   as Malootty (as Baby Shyamili)
• K.P.A.C. Lalitha as Saraswathi
• 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 Raghavan
• Innocent as Sankaran
• Devan
  Devan
  Devan was one of the greatest of twentieth century Tamil writers, known for his witty and humorous stories. Many people think of him as the 'Wodehouse' of Tamil writings....
  
   as Wilson Cherian
• Sreenath
  Sreenath
  Sreenath was a popular Malayalam film and television actor. He acted in many hit films, including Shalini Ente Koottukari, Ithu Njangalude Katha, Oru CBI Diary Kurippu, and Kireedam....