Manimuzhakkam
1976 Indian film
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Manimuzhakkam (lit. 'The Tolling of Bells') is a 1976 Malayalam-language film directed by P. A. Backer and starring Harikeshan Thampi, Veeran, Johnson, Sankaradi, Saritha, Urmila, Vani, cyril P Jacob, Charulatha, Santhakumari, Sreenivasan and Meena Ganesh. This is the debut film of Sreenivasan.[1][2] The film was scripted by Backer based on the novel Murippaadukal by Sarah Thomas.[3] It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam. The film also won the Kerala state awards for best film, best screenplay (P.A. Backer), and best black & white cinematography (Vipin Das).[4]
Sarah Thomas (story & dialogues)
Sreenivasan
Cyril P Jacob
| Manimuzhakkam | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | P. A. Backer |
| Written by | P. A. Backer (screenplay) Sarah Thomas (story & dialogues) |
| Produced by | Cartoonist Thomas |
| Starring | Harikeshan Thampi Sreenivasan Cyril P Jacob |
| Cinematography | Vipindas |
| Edited by | Ravi Kiran |
| Music by | Devarajan |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
The film was shot in black-and-white even though colour films were common during those times (colour cinema became popular in Malayalam cinema only from 1978 to 1980 and good-quality colour films started being shot frequently only from 1983 to 1985).
Cast
- Harikeshan Thampi as Jose Paul
- Veeran
- Cyril P Jacob
- Johnson
- Sankaradi
- Saritha
- Urmila
- Vani
- Charulatha
- Sreenivasan as vayaran Michael
- Santhakumari
- Meena Ganesh
- Immatty
- KPAC Beatrice
- Ponjikkara Kalyani Amma
Trivia
Initially, director Backer had Mammootty in mind for the role of Michael, but it eventually went to Sreenivasan.[5]
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