''Balapareekshanam'' is a 1978 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Anthikkad Mani and produced by Babu Jose. The film stars

Raghavan Raghavan (Tamil: ராகவன்; Malayalam: രാഘവന്‍) is a South Indian name. It derives from the Sanskrit ''raghava'', meaning "derived from Raghu" or "descendant of Raghu" (an epithet of the Hindu god Rama, an incarnation of ...

, Jayabharathi, KP Ummer, Adoor Bhasi and Babu Jose. Balapareekshanam's musical score is by

M. K. Arjunan M. K. Arjunan ( ml, എം.കെ. അർജുനൻ; 1 March 1936 – 6 April 2020) was an Indian film and theatre composer, known for his works in Cinema of Kerala, Malayalam cinema and the theatre of Kerala. He was fondly referred to as ''Ar ...

. The film was based on the Tamil film '' Poova Thalaiya''.

Cast

* Jayabharathi as Nirmala *

as Sankarankutty *

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 Govindankutty *

Sukumari Sukumari Amma (6 October 1940 – 26 March 2013) was an Indian actress best known for her works in Malayalam and Tamil films. In a career spanning more than five decades, She has appeared in more than 2500 films predominantly in Malayalam, Tam ...

as Parvathyamma * Adoor Bhasi as Ramesh *Babu Jose *

Kottayam Santha Kottayam Santha was an Indian actress and dubbing artist best known for her work in Malayalam cinema. She has acted in more than 300 films. She had also acted in several TV serials like Valayam, Krishnakripasagaram etc. She dubbed for almost ...

as Raji's mother *

Pattom Sadan Sadhasivan, popularly known as Pattom Sadan was an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 200 films. His debut movie was Chathurangam in 1959. He was a famous comedy artist during the 1960s and 1970s. He acted in many Tamil movie ...

as Krishna Pilla * Shubha as Raji *Sreemoolanagaram Vijayan as Avarachan * Paul Vengola as Kochu Kunju *

Pala Thankam Pala Thankam (1941 – 10 January 2021) was an Indian actress in Malayalam movies. She was one of the prominent supporting actresses, singers and dubbing artists in the late 1960s and 1970s in Malayalam and Tamil movies. She acted in more than 1 ...

as Krishna Pilla's wife *Radhadevi as Gouri

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

and the lyrics were written by Mankombu Gopalakrishnan.

References

External links

* 1978 films 1970s Malayalam-language films Malayalam remakes of Tamil films Films with screenplays by K. Balachander Films with screenplays by Thoppil Bhasi {{1970s-Malayalam-film-stub