''Sphodanam'' () is a 1981 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by

P. G. Viswambharan Plamthottathil Gangadharan Viswambharan (1947 – 16 June 2010) was an Indian film director who worked in Malayalam cinema. Viswambharan directed 63 Malayalam films, in a career spanning close to four decades. Career For a decade, P. G. Vi ...

, starring Sukumaran, M. G. Soman,

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 ...

, Ravikumar and

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. The role of Sukumaran was initially intended for Jayan. However, he died before production began.

Plot

''Sphodanam'' is the story of two people who have to fight for justice against the landlord as they are the voice of the working class.

Cast

* Sukumaran as Gopi * M. G. Soman as Surendran *

as Thankappan * Ravikumar as Engineer *

as Lalitha * Sheela as Devaki *

Balan K. Nair Balakrishnan Nair, more popularly known as Balan K. Nair (4 April 1933 26 August 2000) was an Indian actor known for his roles in Malayalam cinema. Although he appeared as a villain in most films, he was also noted for his performances in stron ...

as Muthalali *

K. P. Ummer Kachinamthoduka Puthiyapurayil Ummer known as K. P. Ummer (Malayalam: കെ.പി. ഉമ്മർ) was an Indian actor from Thekkepuram quarter of Kozhikode, Kerala, India. He was active in the Malayalam cinema from early sixties until late ...

as Police Officer * Prameela as Narayanapilla's wife * Kuthiravattam Pappu as Narayana Pilla *

Sankaradi Chandrashekaran Menon, better known by his screen name Sankaradi (14 July 1924 – 8 October 2001), was an Indian actor. He was a veteran Malayalam comedian and character artist, who had over 700 Malayalam films to his credit. He dominated the ...

as Krishnan * Santhakumari as Muthalali's wife * Shubha as Gouri * Mala Aravindan as Vasu Pilla * Jagathi Sreekumar as Kuttan Pilla * Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Gopi's mother * Santo Krishnan as Kunjappi *KPAC Premachandran as Sankaran *Preman

Production

''Sphodanam'' was one of the earliest films of actor

, before he being turned a major star. In a late interview to a film weekly, actress Sheela, who played the lead lady in ''Sphodanam'' and was also the producer of the film, recalled the events during the shoot. A scene wherein actors Sukumaran, and Mammootty jumping across a prison wall was shot with a foam bed lying upon the ground on which the actors would fall. Mammootty, who was just a newbie actor at the time, was refused to have the privilege of a bed as a protection by the director

P. G. Vishwambharan Plamthottathil Gangadharan Viswambharan (1947 – 16 June 2010) was an Indian film director who worked in Malayalam cinema. Viswambharan directed 63 Malayalam films, in a career spanning close to four decades. Career For a decade, P. G. V ...

. Vishwambharan said a new face like Mammootty doesn't deserve such privileges, though Sheela argued with him against such a discrimination. Mammootty, however, jumped from the wall without the safety bed and suffered an injury to his leg. The actor completed his remaining parts and many other films with the fractured leg.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh and the lyrics were written by

O. N. V. Kurup Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup (known as O. N. V. Kurup; 27 May 1931 – 13 February 2016) was a Malayalam poet and lyricist from Kerala, India, who won the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary award in India for the year 2007. He receive ...

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0246945 1980s Malayalam-language films 1981 action films 1981 films Films directed by P. G. Viswambharan Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh Indian action films