Mannu

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Mannu
Mannu poster.jpg
Directed by K. G. George
Written by Dr. Pavithran
Starring Soman
P. K. Abraham
Sharada
Sukumaran
Cinematography Ramachandra Babu
Edited byRavi
Music by A. T. Ummer
Production
company
Susmitha Productions
Distributed byVijaya Movies
Release date
  • 6 October 1978 (1978-10-06)
Running time
134 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Mannu (English: The Soil) is a 1978 Malayalam film directed by K. G. George with Soman, P. K. Abraham, Sharada and Sukumaran in the lead roles. [1] [2] [3] The feudal melodrama about greed & superstition narrates a tale of the struggle of the poor Damu (Soman) & his wife (Sharada) against the powerful landlord (P. K. Abraham) over tenancy rights. [4]

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Plot

Mannu is about the struggle between Damu, a tenant whose legal right to his land is obscure, and Krishnan Nair, a rapacious landlord. The local leader of the party, comrade Mulamkadan, supports the tenant. and the landlord's political strategy to evict the tenant fails. When the landlord goes to a Nambudiri priest, the priest advises recourse to the Lord.

One morning a Devi Vigraha (an idol) is discovered on Damu's land. The villagers are awed; the landlord promptly declares his intention to build a temple on the land. Damu tries to fight both landlord and superstition from within the village and fails. Krishnan Nair is killed and Damu is forced to go underground. His wife continues to fight to regain land that is rightfully hers. Krishnan Nair's son, Rajan returns from the front and searches for Damu, eventually tracking him down.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by A. T. Ummer and the lyrics were written by Dr Pavithran.

No.SongSingersLyricsLength (m:ss)
1"Akalangalile" K. J. Yesudas Dr. Pavithran
2"Devi Bhagavathi" P Susheela, K. P. Brahmanandan, Selma George Dr. Pavithran
3"Evideyo Thakaraaru"K. J. Yesudas, P. Jayachandran Dr. Pavithran
4"Kunnin Meloru"P. SusheelaDr. Pavithran

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References

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  2. ↑ "Mannu". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
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