Devalokam ( Abode of gods) is an unfinished 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

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

M. T. Vasudevan Nair Madath Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair (born 1933 July 15 ), popularly known as MT, is an Indian author, screenplay writer and film director. He is a prolific and versatile writer in modern Malayalam literature, and is one of the masters of post-I ...

in 1979. It had Sabu and

Jayamala Jayamala (born 28 February 1955) is an Indian actress and politician. She served as the Minister for Women and Child Development and Empowerment of Differently Abled and Senior Citizens in the Government of Karnataka, by virtue of being a membe ...

in the lead roles.

Mammootty Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (; born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. He has also appeared in Tamil l ...

appeared in his debut credited role. The film was produced by Janasakthi Films.Eapen, Irene
"The Veteran Hero of Malayalam Industry".
OneIndia Entertainment. 30 March 2009."Mammooty introduced to films by MT Vasudevan Nair"
. mtvasudevannair.com. Retrieved 28 April 2011.

Production

The shooting of the film was done at

Palakkad Palakkad (), formerly known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the Palakkad District. Palakkad is most densely populated municipal ...

and at that time

was working as a lawyer at

Manjeri Manjeri () is a major town and municipality in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It is the fourth-most populous municipality in state. It is situated southeast to Karipur International Airport and northeast to Malappuram, the district hea ...

court. According to P. N. Menon, as he described in his autobiography ''Nirakoottukal'', Mammootty has to play the character named Pappachan in the film. The shooting was lagged due to financial problems and finally wound up with conflicts among cast and crew due to the lack of money.മമ്മൂട്ടിയുടെ കാലിന്റെ കുഴപ്പം , MOVIERAGA
, Devalokam

References

Bibliography

*''Nirakoottukal''-Autobiography by veteran P. N. Menon

External links

* 1970s unfinished films 1979 films Unreleased Malayalam-language films 1970s Malayalam-language films {{1970s-Malayalam-film-stub