''Brahmachari'' is a 1972

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film, directed by

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and produced by S. S. T. Lakshmanan, S. S. T. Subramaniyam and Thiruppathi Chettiyar. The film stars

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, Sharada,

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and

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in the lead roles. The film had musical score by V. Dakshinamoorthy. The film was a remake of the 1967 Tamil film '' Penne Nee Vaazhga'' and Hindi film ''

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''.

Cast

as Jayachandran * Sharada as Sreedevi/Vasanthy *

as Veeramarthandan Pilla *

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as Soman * T. R. Omana as Bhargavi Pilla *

as Venugopal *

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as Vimala * Sujatha as Suvarna *

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as Kuttappan *

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as Unnithan *

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as Sreedevi's father * V. D. Rajappan as the Appunni *Yamuna *Ambili *Girija *John Varghese *Justin *Oolan Ramu *Treesa

Soundtrack

The music was composed by V. Dakshinamoorthy and the lyrics were written by

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* 1972 films 1970s Malayalam-language films Films directed by J. Sasikumar Malayalam remakes of Tamil films {{1970s-Malayalam-film-stub