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''Adima Changala'' is a 1981 Indian
Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...
-language
action-adventure film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...
, directed by
A. B. Raj Antony Basker Raj (25 June 1930 – 23 August 2020), also known as A. Bhaskar Raj, was an Indian director of Malayalam movies. Career From 1951 to 1960, he directed ten Singalese (Sinhala) movies followed by directing 65 Malayalam movies fro ...
and produced by R. S. Sreenivasan. The film stars
Prem Nazir Prem Nazir (born Abdul Khader; 7 April 1926 – 16 January 1989) was an Indian actor known as one of Malayalam cinema's definitive leading man, leading men of his generation. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential actors in the histo ...
,
Sheela Sheela Ravichandran (Born 22 March 1945) is an Indian actress and director who appears predominantly in Malayalam cinema. Paired with Prem Nazir, they hold the Guinness World Record for acting in the largest number of films (130) together as h ...
,
Swapna Swapna may refer to: * Swapna (philosophy) the dreaming aspect of the Hindu philosophy of consciousness. * ''Swapna'' (1942 film), a 1942 Bollywood film * ''Swapna'' (1981 film), a 1981 Telugu film * ''Swapna'', the title of the Sinhala dubbed ve ...
and Vishnuvardhan in the lead roles. The film has musical score by
M. K. Arjunan M. K. Arjunan ( ml, എം.കെ. അർജുനൻ; 1 March 1936 – 6 April 2020) was an Indian film and theatre composer, known for his works in Cinema of Kerala, Malayalam cinema and the theatre of Kerala. He was fondly referred to as ''Ar ...
. It is a remake of the 1969 Italian zapata
Spaghetti Western The Spaghetti Western is a broad subgenre of Western films produced in Europe. It emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's film-making style and international box-office success. The term was used by foreign critics because most o ...
film ''
The Five Man Army ''The Five Man Army'' ( it, Un esercito di 5 uomini) is a 1969 Italian Zapata Western film in which a group of five men are enlisted to rob a train of a gold shipment during the Mexican Revolution. Directed by Don Taylor, it featured a script b ...
''. The train sequence in the movie is an excellently shot scene, especially for the '80s.


Cast

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Prem Nazir Prem Nazir (born Abdul Khader; 7 April 1926 – 16 January 1989) was an Indian actor known as one of Malayalam cinema's definitive leading man, leading men of his generation. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential actors in the histo ...
*
Sheela Sheela Ravichandran (Born 22 March 1945) is an Indian actress and director who appears predominantly in Malayalam cinema. Paired with Prem Nazir, they hold the Guinness World Record for acting in the largest number of films (130) together as h ...
*
Swapna Swapna may refer to: * Swapna (philosophy) the dreaming aspect of the Hindu philosophy of consciousness. * ''Swapna'' (1942 film), a 1942 Bollywood film * ''Swapna'' (1981 film), a 1981 Telugu film * ''Swapna'', the title of the Sinhala dubbed ve ...
* Vishnuvardhan *
Jose Prakash Jose Prakash (14 April 1925 – 24 March 2012) was an Indian actor and singer who worked in Malayalam cinema. He was a singer turned actor who had appeared in more than 300 films mostly in antagonist roles. He was awarded with the J. C. Daniel ...
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Balan K. Nair Balakrishnan Nair, more popularly known as Balan K. Nair (4 April 1933 26 August 2000) was an Indian actor known for his roles in Malayalam cinema. Although he appeared as a villain in most films, he was also noted for his performances in stron ...
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Jayamalini Jayamalini (or Jaya Malini) is an Indian actress who has acted in more than 500 Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi movies. Career She was introduced to Tollywood in 1975 by Vittalacharya in the movie he produced, ''Aadadani Adrustam ...


Soundtrack

The music was composed by
M. K. Arjunan M. K. Arjunan ( ml, എം.കെ. അർജുനൻ; 1 March 1936 – 6 April 2020) was an Indian film and theatre composer, known for his works in Cinema of Kerala, Malayalam cinema and the theatre of Kerala. He was fondly referred to as ''Ar ...
and the lyrics were written by R. K. Damodaran.


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* 1981 films 1980s Malayalam-language films Indian action adventure films Indian remakes of Italian films Films directed by A. B. Raj {{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub