''Vilakku Vangiya Veena'' is a 1971
Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by
P. Bhaskaran
Pulloottupadathu Bhaskaran alias as P. Bhaskaran (21 April 1924 – 25 February 2007), was a Malayalam poet, lyricist of Malayalam film songs, and filmmaker. He penned more than 3000 songs for about 250 films. He also directed 44 Malayalam fea ...
. The film stars
Prem Nazir
Prem Nazir (born Abdul Khader; 7 April 1926 – 16 January 1989) was an Indian actor known as one of Malayalam cinema's definitive leading man, leading men of his generation. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential actors in the histo ...
,
Madhu
Madhu (Sanskrit: ) is a word used in several Indo-Aryan languages meaning ''honey'' or ''sweet''. It is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European ''*médʰu'', whence English '' mead''.
Metaphorical use
''Madhu'' has been used for millennia si ...
,
Sharada, Usha and
KPAC Lalitha in the lead roles. The film had musical score by
V. Dakshinamoorthy
Venkateswaran Dakshinamoorthy (9 December 1919 – 2 August 2013) was a veteran carnatic musician and composer and music director of Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi films, predominantly in Malayalam films. He has set scores for the songs in over 125 ...
.
Plot
Sarada, who is in love with Vijayan, a struggling singer, decides to sell her gold to send him to Madras to pursue his career. However, things change when he becomes successful and forgets about her.
Cast
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Prem Nazir
Prem Nazir (born Abdul Khader; 7 April 1926 – 16 January 1989) was an Indian actor known as one of Malayalam cinema's definitive leading man, leading men of his generation. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential actors in the histo ...
as Vijayan
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Madhu
Madhu (Sanskrit: ) is a word used in several Indo-Aryan languages meaning ''honey'' or ''sweet''. It is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European ''*médʰu'', whence English '' mead''.
Metaphorical use
''Madhu'' has been used for millennia si ...
as Venu
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Sharada as Sarada
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KPAC Lalitha as Vijayan's Sister Geetha
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Jayabharathi as Sunanda
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Adoor Bhasi as Menon
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Jose Prakash as KR Das
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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 Sankarappillai
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T. R. Omana
T. R. Omana is an Indian actress in Malayalam films. She mainly acts in supporting roles and mother roles. She has acted in more than 500 films.
Personal life
T. R. Omana was born as eldest among five children to T R Gopala Pillai, Timber mer ...
as Nirmala
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T. S. Muthaiah
T. S. Muthaiah (1923 – 12 February 1992) was a Malayalam and Tamil film actor. He was a very popular actor in both film industries who usually played character and supporting roles in 1950s and 1960s. He acted with M. G. Ramachandran in Thayi ...
as Raghavan
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Paul Vengola SKariya Mappila
*Abbas as Money Lender
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Adoor Bhavani as Parvathy
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Bahadoor as Prathapan
*Girish Kumar
*M. J. Menon
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Vanchiyoor Radha
Soundtrack
References
External links
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1971 films
1970s Malayalam-language films
Films directed by P. Bhaskaran
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