''Adhyaapika'' () is a 1968 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed and produced by

P. Subramaniam P. Subramaniam (19 February 1910 – 4 October 1979) was an Indian film producer, film director, distributor, theatre owner, and mayor. He is the founder of Merryland Studio (established in 1951), the second film studio in Kerala. From mid-19 ...

. The film stars

Madhu Madhu (Sanskrit: ) is a word used in several Indo-Aryan languages meaning ''honey'' or ''sweet''. It is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European ''*médʰu'', whence English '' mead''. Metaphorical use ''Madhu'' has been used for millennia si ...

, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Vaikkam Mani and Ambika. The film had musical score by

V. Dakshinamoorthy Venkateswaran Dakshinamoorthy (9 December 1919 – 2 August 2013) was a veteran carnatic musician and composer and music director of Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi films, predominantly in Malayalam films. He has set scores for the songs in over 125 ...

. The film was remade in Tamil as ''

Kula Vilakku ''Kulavilakku'' () is a 1969 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. A remake of the Malayalam film ''Adhyapika'' (1968), it stars B. Saroja Devi and Gemini Ganes ...

'' (1969).

Cast

* Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair *Vaikkam Mani * Ambika * Aranmula Ponnamma *Babysree * Bahadoor *Ittan *Joseph Chacko * Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair *Leela *Master Venu * Meena * Padmini *Piravam Mary *Ramachandran *Ramakrishna *

S. P. Pillai S. P. Pillai (28 November 1913 – 12 June 1985) was an Indian film and stage actor, best known for his comic roles in Malayalam films. Biography S. Pankajakshan Pillai alias S. P. Pillai was born in 1913 in the temple town of Ettumanoor in ...

K. V. Shanthi K. V. Shanthi (June 25, 1937 – September 21, 2020) known by her stage name Shanthi was an Indian actress acted in Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi and Tamil movies. She was a prominent lead actress and dancer in Indian Cinema during the late 1950s, 1 ...

*Sobha *

T. K. Balachandran T. K. Balachandran was an Indian actor who worked mainly in Malayalam films. He has acted in more than 200 films. His areas of contribution includes Production, Dialogue, Story, Screenplay. He is the first actor to do a double role in the history ...

*Vanakkutty

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

Awards

National Film Awards The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorat ...

1968 ** President's silver medal for Best Malayalam film.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0254937 1968 films Indian drama films 1960s Malayalam-language films Malayalam films remade in other languages Films directed by P. Subramaniam 1968 drama films