''Ithaanente Vazhi'' is a 1978

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film, directed by M. Krishnan Nair and produced by Sharada. The film stars

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, Sharada,

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and Sreemoolanagaram Vijayan in the lead roles. The film has musical score by

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. The film was a remake of the 1972 Telugu film '' Manavudu Danavudu.''

Cast

as Vijayan / Karimpuli Bhargavan (Double Roll) * Sharada as Malathi *

as Menon *Sreemoolanagaram Vijayan as Vasu *

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as Gopi *

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as Seetha *

Philomina Philomina (1926 – 2 January 2006) was an Indian actress, who worked in the Malayalam film industry. She acted in more than 750 films in her career. She played mostly character and comedy roles, besides that of mother and grandmother. She star ...

as Beevi Umma * Sadhana *

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as Sarasa *

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as police inspector * Sam * Lissy

Soundtrack

The music was composed by K. J. Joy and the lyrics were written by

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References

External links

* 1978 films 1970s Malayalam-language films Films directed by M. Krishnan Nair Malayalam remakes of Telugu films {{1970s-Malayalam-film-stub