Manavalan Joseph T. R. Omana Baby Prathapachandran Abhayam Baby Rajani Bahadoor C. R. Lakshmi Devi Chandrika G. K. Pillai J. A. R. Anand K. P. Ummer Kaduvakulam Antony Kashmiri Khadeeja Kottayam Chellappan Kuttan Pillai Master Sridhar Meena Nellikode Bhaskaran Rajeshwari S. P. Pillai Usha Wahab Production Veteran actor T. S. Muthiah made his directorial debut with Chithramela. He also produced the film under the banner of Sree Movies. Director M. Krishnan Nair is credited for giving technical assistance in direction. The idea for the short film Penninte Prapancham was by film producer T. E. Vasudevan. He, in turn, was inspired by a Laurel and Hardy film. Chithramela was the first anthology film (portmanteau film) in Malayalam. The Tamil film Sirikkathe (1939) was the first anthology film in India. The Malayalam film industry has produced only a handful of anthology films to date, which include Yauvanam/Vandikkari (1974), Naalu Pennungal (2007), Kerala Cafe (2009) and Oru Yathrayil (2013), among others. However, since the advent of new-wave Malayalam cinema of the 2010s, many films which used hyperlink format for storytelling came out. Some film pundits consider these films also as portmanteau films. Soundtrack The film's music was provided by G. Devarajan, assisted by R. K. Shekhar. There are eight songs in the film, all of them included in the third and longest segment Apaswarangal. The lyrics were penned by Sreekumaran Thampi, who also penned the script for Apaswarangal. All the songs became super hits. Seven solos by K. J. Yesudas and a duet with S. Janaki, are considered gems in Malayalam film music. References External links Chithramela at the Malayalam Movie Database 1960s Malayalam-language films Indian anthology films 1960s crime thriller films 1967 romantic comedy films 1960s musical films 1967 directorial debut films Indian comedy films 1967 comedy films 1967 films