Dweepu

Dweepu
Directed by	Ramu Kariat
Written by	Ramu Kariat Vijayan Karote
Screenplay by	Ramu Kariat Vijayan Karote
Produced by	NP Abu [1]
Starring	Jose Shobha Kuttyedathi Vilasini Alleppey Ashraf
Cinematography	Ramachandra Babu
Edited by	Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Music by	Songs: M. S. Baburaj Score: Salil Chowdhury
Production company	Priya Films
Distributed by	Priya Films
Release date	13 February 1977 (1977-02-13)
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Dweepu is a 1977 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Ramu Kariat. The film stars Jose, Shobha, Kuttyedathi Vilasini and Alleppey Ashraf in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Salil Chowdhury and original songs by M. S. Baburaj. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Plot

Chandran, who is from a poor family, struggles to earn a living. However, his life takes a turn when he gets a job as a teacher in Lakshadweep.

Cast

• Jose as Chandran
• Shobha
• Kuttyedathi Vilasini
• Alleppey Ashraf
• Prathapachandran as Chandran's Father
• Aboobacker as Hassan
• Baby Ambika
• KPAC Premachandran
• Kedamangalam Ali
• Lakshmisre
• Prathima
• Salim Raj
• Abbas
• Surabhi Sundhar
• Bhasi K Nair
• Dr. Madhavan Nair
• Shafi
• Ani
• Geetha
• Anna
• Eenashu
• Vijaykumar
• Prasad
• Paravanna
• P.C George

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Salil Chowdhury and MS Baburaj, with the former composing the film score and latter the songs. The lyrics were written by Vayalar Ramavarma and Yusufali Kechery.

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length (m:ss)
1	"Aaranyaanthara" (Bit)	Kalanilayam Rajasekharan	Vayalar Ramavarma
2	"Allithaamara Mizhiyaale"	P. Jayachandran	Yusufali Kechery
3	"Kadale Neelakkadale"	Talat Mahmood	Yusufali Kechery
4	"Kanneerin Mazhayathum"	P. Susheela	Yusufali Kechery
5	"Kanneerin Mazhayathum"	Kalyani Menon	Yusufali Kechery
6	"Manimeghappallakkil"	P. Jayachandran	Yusufali Kechery

Additional information

This was Jose's debut movie. ^[5] He has since acted in nearly 100 movies.

References

1. "Dweepu" . Retrieved 12 September 2025.
2. "Dweepu". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
3. "Dweepu". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
4. "Dweepu". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
5. Adam Ayub. "താങ്കള്‍ വലിയ എഴുത്തുകാരനാകുമെന്ന് പ്രതീക്ഷിച്ചില്". Media One. Retrieved 12 September 2025.

External links

• Dweep at IMDb