1976 Indian film
| 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 |
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. The film was scripted by Backer based on the novel Murippaadukal by Sarah Thomas. 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).
Cast
- Harikeshan Thampi
- Veeran
- Cyril P Jacob
- Johnson
- Sankaradi
- Saritha
- Urmila
- Vani
- Charulatha
- Sreenivasan
- Santhakumari
- Meena Ganesh
- Immatty
- Beatrice
- Ponjikkara Kalyani Amma
References
- 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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