Mannu

Mannu

Directed by	K. G. George
Written by	Dr. Pavithran
Starring	Soman P. K. Abraham Sharada Sukumaran
Music by	A. T. Ummer
Cinematography	Ramachandra Babu
Edited by	Ravi
Production company	Susmitha Productions
Distributed by	Vijaya Movies
Release dates	6 October 1978 (1978-10-06)
Running time	134 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Mannu (English: The Soil) is a 1978 Malayalam film directed by K. G. George with Soman, P. K. Abraham, Sharada and Sukumaran in the lead roles.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

Mannu is about the struggle between Damu, a tenant whose legal right to his land is obscure, and Krishnan Nair, a rapacious landlord. The local leader of the party, comrade Mulamkadan, supports the tenant. and the landlord's political strategy to evict the tenant fails. When the landlord gores to a Nambudiri priest, the priest advises recourse to the Lord.

One morning a Devi Vigraha (an idol) is discovered on Damu's land. The villagers are awed; the landlord promptly declares his intention to build a temple on the land. Damu tries to fight both landlord and superstition from within the village and fails. Krishnan Nair is killed and Damu is forced to go underground. His wife continues to fight to regain land that is rightfully hers. Krishnan Nair's son, Rajan returns from the front and searches for Damu, eventually tracking him down.

Will he live out his role as landlord or will he imagine a justice in which Damu has a share?

Cast

A screenshot from the film

Soman as Damu
P. K. Abraham as Krishnan Nair
Sharada as Paru, Damu's wife
Sukumaran as Rajan, Krishnan Nair's son
Adoor Bhasi as Supran Thirumeni
Nellikkodu Bhaskaran as Mulankadan
Kuthiravattom Pappu as Keshavan
Mallika Sukumaran as Naani
Kunjandi as Kakka
Santha Devi as Krishnan's mother
Nilambur Balan as Velappan
Sreenivasan as Mathai
RK Nair as Raghavan

Soundtrack

The music was composed by A. T. Ummer and lyrics was written by Dr Pavithran.

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length (m:ss)
1	Akalangalile	K. J. Yesudas	Dr Pavithran
2	Devi Bhagavathi	P Susheela, KP Brahmanandan, Selma George	Dr Pavithran
3	Evideyo Thakaraaru	K. J. Yesudas, P Jayachandran	Dr Pavithran
4	Kunnin Meloru	P Susheela	Dr Pavithran

References

↑ "Mannu". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
↑ "Mannu". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
↑ "Mannu". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 2014-10-08.

External links

Mannu at the Internet Movie Database
Mannu at Cinemaofmalayalam.net

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