''Meenamasathile Sooryan'' () is a 1986

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language film, directed by

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and produced by C. G. Bhaskaran. It is based on the Kannada novel ''Chirasmarane'' (1955) by Niranjana. The film stars

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, Murali,

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, Kakka Ravi and

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in the lead roles. The film has musical score by M. B. Sreenivasan.

Plot

The Movie is based on famous 1941 Kayyur Revolt in Kasargod district against Land lords and British Police. Four Communist Party members Madathil Appu, Abubacker, Chirukandan, Kunjambu Nair opposes this. They were sentenced to hang because a constable was accidentally killed during the revolt.

Cast

as Madathil Appu * Murali as Abubakar *

as Chirukandan * Kakka Ravi as Kunjambu Nair (voice dubbed by

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) *

as Revathy * Sukumari as Abubakar's mother *

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as Adikari *

KPAC Lalitha Maheshwari Amma, better known by her stage name K. P. A. C. Lalitha, was an Indian film and stage actress who worked primarily in Malyalam. She started her acting career with K. P. A. C., a theatre collective in Kayamkulam, Kerala. In a care ...

as Chirukandan's mother *

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as Pokkayi *

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as Madhavan *

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as E. K. Nayanar Mashu *Prasannan *

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as Police officer * Achankunju as Police officer * Balan K. Nair as Police officer *

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as Jail warden *

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as Kalyani *

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as Janmi *Ragini as Jaanu/Appu's wife *

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*Thrissur Elsy

Production

Meenamasathile Sooryan was adapted from the Niranjana novel ''Chirasmarane'' (1955).

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. B. Sreenivasan and the lyrics were written by

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and

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

* 1980s Malayalam-language films 1986 films Films based on Indian novels Films directed by Lenin Rajendran {{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub