''Agni Pushpam'' () is a 1976 Indian

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-language film, directed by

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and produced by D. P. Nair. The film stars Kamal Haasan,

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and Sukumari. The film has musical score by M. K. Arjunan.

Cast

* Kamal Haasan as Somu *

as Reshmi *

as Police Inspector * Sukumari * K. P. A. C. Lalitha *

Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair (16 October 191611 March 1997) was an Indian poet, playwright, script writer, lyricist, orator, film director and actor, though he is best known as an actor in Malayalam cinema. He is the recipient of Padma Shri fr ...

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* Manavalan Joseph * Sankaradi *

Kuthiravattam Pappu Padmadalakshan, better known by his stage name Kuthiravattam Pappu (24 December 1936 – 25 February 2000), was a popular Indian stage and film actor. His repertoire of acting was based on his unique style and use of the '' Kozhikodan'' dialect, ...

Adoor Bhavani Adoor Bhavani (1927 – 25 October 2009) was an Indian actress in Malayalam cinema, best known for her appearance in the National Award-winning film '' Chemmeen'' (1965), directed by Ramu Kariat. She had acted in about 450 films, including ''M ...

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* N. Govindan Kutty * Reena * Sudheer *Chandraji * T. P. Radhamani

Production

''Agni Pushpam'' film produced by D. P. Nair under production banner Girish Movie Makers. It was given an "A" (adults only) certificate by the

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. The final length of the film was .

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. K. Arjunan 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

* 1976 films 1970s Malayalam-language films {{1970s-Malayalam-film-stub