''Principal Olivil'' is a 1985

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-language film, directed by Gopikrishnan and produced by Krishnakumari and K. P. Sasi. The film stars Nedumudi Venu, Bharath Gopi,

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and

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. The film's score was composed by Alleppey Ranganath.

Cast

* Nedumudi Venu as MA Babu MA * Bharath Gopi as Vasavan Pillai *

as Malathi *

Bhagyalakshmi (actress) Bhagyalakshmi, also known as Bhagyasri is an Indian actress. She was a prominent actress in the 1980's, appearing in nearly 60 films in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu films. Personal life Bhagyalakshmi was born in an Aristocratic Tamil ...

as Vasumathi * Jagathy Sreekumar as Kuttappan * Adoor Bhasi as Sub Inspector *

V. D. Rajappan Velikuzhiyil Devadasan Rajappan (വി. ഡി. രാജപ്പൻ) was an Indian actor in Malayalam movies . He was a popular Kadhaprasangam artist in Kerala. He was born in Kottayam, Kerala. He was known for his inventive style in stand-up ...

as Rajappan * KPAC Sunny as Adv. Varma * Kuthiravattam Pappu as Ayyappan *Meenu as Urmila *Noohu as Maniyan *

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as Sreedevi *

Sreenath Sreenath (26 August 1956 – 23 April 2010) was an Indian film and television actor. He has acted in many Malayalam films, including ''Shalini Ente Koottukari'', ''Ithu Njangalude Katha'', ''Oru CBI Diary Kurippu'', and '' Kireedam''. Sreenat ...

as Sudheer *

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Soundtrack

The music was composed by Alleppey Ranganath with lyrics by

Bichu Thirumala B. Sivasankaran Nair, popularly known as Bichu Thirumala (13 February 1942 – 26 November 2021), was an Indian lyricist and poet. He is known for creating the style of arranging beautiful words in Malayalam film songs. In Malayalam cinema, Bich ...

References

External links

* 1985 films 1980s Malayalam-language films {{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub