''Ghazal'' (ഗസൽ) is a 1993 Malayalam film directed by Kamal.

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and

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play the lead roles in the film and

Thilakan Palappurathu Kesavan Surendranatha Thilakan (15 July 1935 – 24 September 2012) was an Indian film and stage actor who appeared in over 200 Malayalam films. Thilakan was known for his elaborate method acting, realistic and spontaneous appearan ...

appears in a supporting role. Director Kamal considers the film close to his heart, a film that took him to childhood memories.

Cast

as Muneer *

as Sereena *

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as Valiyamaliyekkal Syed Burhanudeen Thangal *

as Thangal Uppappa *

Srividya Srividya (24 July 1953 – 19 October 2006), also known as Sreevidya, was an Indian actress best known for her work predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films, along with few Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films. In a career spanning for 40 years, ...

as wife of Burhanudeen Thangal *

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as Alikkutty * Manoj K. Jayan as Khadar *

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as Beeran *

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as Kondotty Ammayi *

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as Amina, mother of Khadar *

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as Mollakka *

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as Ossan *

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as Muzeebath/ Valiyamaliyekkal Syed Sarafudheen Thangal *

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as Ravunninair *

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as Nambeesan kutty *Ragini

Soundtrack

The music of the film proved successful, but the critical responses were mixed. The music was done by

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, while the lyrics were penned by

Yusuf Ali Kechery Yusufali Kechery (Yūsaphali Kēccēri; യൂസഫലി കേച്ചേരി 16 May 1934 – 21 March 2015) was a poet, film lyricist, film producer and director from Kerala, India. He wrote during the modern era of Malayalam poetry and ...

. K. J. Yesudas,

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and

Minmini Minmini (born P. J. Rosily) is a South Indian film playback singer. She is best remembered for the song "Chinna Chinna Aasai" from ''Roja'', the debut work of film composer A. R. Rahman, which was dubbed in Hindi as "Choti Si Asha". Most of h ...

are the vocalists. "Isal Thenkanam" and "Sangeethame Ninte" were the most popular songs from the album.

Track listing

References

External links

* 1990s Malayalam-language films 1993 films Films directed by Kamal (director) {{1990s-Malayalam-film-stub