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 and the Kerala State Film Award for Best Film. 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 1978-1980 and good-quality colour films started being shot frequently only from 1983–1985).
| 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 |
Cast
edit- Harikeshan Thampi
- Veeran
- Cyril P Jacob
- Johnson
- Sankaradi
- Saritha
- Urmila
- Vani
- Charulatha
- Sreenivasan
- Santhakumari
- Meena Ganesh
- Immatty
- Beatrice
- Ponjikkara Kalyani Amma
References
edit- ^ Narwekar, Sanjit (1994). Directory of Indian film-makers and films. Flicks Books. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-313-29284-2.
- ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen (1999). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-85170-455-5.
- ^ J.Ajith Kumar (14 September 2004). "Writing for all of humanity ". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
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