Dwandha Yudham

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Dwandha Yudham
Directed byC. V. Hariharan
Written byC. V. Hariharan
Screenplay byC. V. Hariharan
Starring Nagesh
Kuthiravattam Pappu
Sukumari
Jagathy Sreekumar
Bahadoor
Music by Jerry Amaldev
Production
company
Suguna Screen
Distributed bySuguna Screen
Release date
  • 2 October 1981 (1981-10-02)
Country India
Language Malayalam

Dwandha Yudham is a 1981 Indian Malayalam film, directed by C. V. Hariharan. The film stars Nagesh, Kuthiravattam Pappu, Sukumari and Jagathy Sreekumar in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Jerry Amaldev. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

A rich guy gets two babies, one legitimate and the other illegitimate. The illegitimate kid's uncle switches the babies. The kid at the rich house grows up mentally challenged. The rich father remarries. The stepmom to the rich kid is evil and staying at the house with her brother and two kids. The stepmother, her brother, and kids constantly harass the mentally challenged kid.

The other kid grows into a dashing version of the rich kid married to a woman police officer. He is a womanizer and gets into gambling a lot. Only difference between the two kids is the moustache on the dashing one.

The rich father decides to marry the mentally challenged son so that he can start a family and stay away from the evil stepmother. on the day of the marriage, he is kidnapped and locked up.

Meanwhile, the other kid gets caught by the private investigator hired by the rich father to find his only son, as the faces match of both the brothers. He gets to the rich house and teaches the stepmother, her brother and kids a thrashing lesson when they try to get rid of him. The mentally challenged brother sends a pigeon with the message and gets saved by Mala. He ends up freeing himself and finding his way to the woman police officer's house. Although she tries to seduce him, he desires to go home. Next day, he runs home, followed by the distressed wife police officer. He sees his father, who immediately recognizes this is his real son.

After the chaos, the rich father marries off both his sons at one wedding.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Jerry Amaldev and the lyrics were written by P. Bhaskaran.

No.SongSingersLyricsLength (m:ss)
1"Ee Kali Theekkali" K. J. Yesudas P. Bhaskaran
2"Kadikkaan Pattatha"K. J. Yesudas, M. G. Radhakrishnan, Junior Mehboob, OmanakkuttyP. Bhaskaran
3"Parippuvada Thiruppan"K. J. Yesudas, P. Jayachandran P. Bhaskaran

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References

  1. ↑ "Dwandayudham". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Dwandayudham". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Dwandha Yudham". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 17 October 2014.


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