''Jambulingam'' is a 1982 Indian Malayalam-language period film directed by J. Sasikumar, written by Pappanamkodu Lakshmanan, and produced by E. K. Thyagarajan. It is based on the life of outlaw

Jambulingam Nadar Jambulingam Nadar was a notorious brigand of the southern Madras Presidency in the early 20th century. He was shot to death by the police on 20 March 1923. History Born in Vadalivilai , Tirunelveli district of the state of modern Madras Pres ...

. 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 ...

, Jayabharathi, Adoor Bhasi and

Manavalan Joseph Manavalan Joseph was a Malayalam film actor. He is an actor who worked in many movies during the 1950s and 1960s. He died in 1986 Background Manavalan Joseph was born at Fort Kochi then in the Malabar District of the Madras Presidency of Britis ...

in the lead roles. The film has musical score 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 ...

Cast

* Jayabharathi as Subhadra *

Vincent Vincent ( la, Vincentius) is a male given name derived from the Roman name Vincentius, which is derived from the Latin word (''to conquer''). People with the given name Artists *Vincent Apap (1909–2003), Maltese sculptor *Vincent van Gogh ...

as Muthayah * Adoor Bhasi as Veerappan * Ravikumar as Mukundan Pilla * Sathaar as Moosakutty * T. G. Ravi as Pazhani *

C. I. Paul C. I. Paul (1944 – 14 December 2005) was a Malayalam film and television actor. He was a member of the working party led by Fr. Vadakkan and came to acting through the famous dramas by V. L. Jose. He was well appreciated for his perform ...

as Ponnayyan * Prathapachandran as Father (Priest) *

as Koyikkal Valiy Marthadan Pilla * Unnimary as Sist. Jainamma * Alummoodan as Gopala 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 Anndi * Prathapachandran * G. K. Pillai * Meena *Pushpa *Radhadevi *Stanley *Thodupuzha Radhakrishnan *Varalakshmi

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

and the lyrics were written by Pappanamkodu Lakshmanan and

Poovachal Khader Poovachal Khader (25 December 1948 – 22 June 2021) was a Malayalam lyricist from Kerala who worked mainly in Malayalam film industry. His first movie as a lyricist was ''Kaattuvithachavan'' (1973) but his first released movie was ''Chuzhi'' ( ...

References

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* 1982 films 1980s Malayalam-language films Films about outlaws Indian historical films History of Kerala on film 1980s historical films Films set in the British Raj Biographical films about bandits Films directed by J. Sasikumar {{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub