Neelathamara (, translation: Blue Lotus) is a 1979 Malayalam language romance film directed by Yusuf Ali Kechery and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair. Produced at a shoe string budget of 5 lakhs, the film stars Ambika and Ravikumar in the lead roles. The film deals with the romance between a housemaid and the employer. It was remade with several changes in 2009 by Lal Jose with the same title.

Plot

The widow Malooty Amma lives peacefully in her house. Her son Haridasan is studying in town. Achuthan Nair is a steward to her house. Malootty Amma is quiet aged and she is unable to manage the household works by her own. She asks Nair to find a housemaid for her. She has a little caste bias, but the difficulty of getting a maid these days force her to accept anybody who is out of her caste. One day a poor girl, Kunjumalu, and her grandmother come to 'Kizhakkampattu' Malootty Amma's house. On their way they hear a beautiful humming which is later revealed as a musician’s near the temple. When they reach 'Kizahkkampattu' her grandma reveals to Malootty Amma that they are a different caste or family named 'Veluthedathu'.