''Vishnu Vijayam'' () is a 1974 Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 2 ...

-language film, directed by

N. Sankaran Nair Biography N. Sankaran Nair was an Indian director of Malayalam movies. Since the mid-1950s he had directed around 40 movies. Filmography Directed movies * ''Nishasurabhikal'' (2000) * ''Agni Nilavu'' (1991) * ''Kanakambarangal'' (1988) * ''Th ...

and produced by A. G. Abraham. The film stars Kamal Haasan,

Sheela Sheela Ravichandran (Born 22 March 1945) is an Indian actress and director who appears predominantly in Malayalam cinema. Paired with Prem Nazir, they hold the Guinness World Record for acting in the largest number of films (130) together as he ...

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 ...

and M. O. Devasya. The film has musical score by G. Devarajan. J. Williams made his debut as an independent cameraman with this film. Vishnu Vijayam was dubbed in Telugu as Prema Poojari.

Plot

''Vishnu Vijayam'', made in black and white is about a girl (Sheela) who is chased a boy (Kamal Haasan) who is engaged by her former lover (Amberish) to take a photograph of her extramarital affair to get money. This she gets to know in the end.

Cast

* Kamal Haasan as Vishnu *

as Leela *

Ambareesh Malavalli Huchchegowda Amarnath (29 May 1952 – 24 November 2018), known by his screen name Ambareesh, was an Indian actor, media personality, politician from the state of Karnataka. Alongside Rajkumar and Vishnuvardhan, he is counted in ...

as John *

as Kariachan * M. O. Devasya *

Alummoodan Alummoodan (15 March 1933 3 May 1992) was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam films. He had acted in more than 100 films and mainly did comedy roles. Background Alummoodan was born to Alummoottil Joseph and Rosamma in Changanassery, Changa ...

as Chacko * Girija *

Paravoor Bharathan Vadakkekarayil Koran Bharathan (16 January 1929- 19 August 2015), better known as Paravoor Bharatan was an Indian actor who acted in Malayalam films. He started his career in movies during the 1950s. Bharathan is known as a versatile actor and h ...

as Unni's friend

Soundtrack

The music was composed by G. Devarajan and the lyrics were written by

Vayalar Ramavarma Vayalar Ramavarma (March 25, 1928 – October 27, 1975), also known as Vayalar, was an Indian poet and lyricist of Malayalam language. He was known for his poems which include ''Sargasangeetham'', ''Mulankaadu'', ''Padamudrakal'', ''Aayisha'' a ...

Release and reception

''Vishnu Vijayam'' was released on 25 October 1974. The film went on to become a blockbuster. The film was dubbed

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-language as ''Prema Poojari'' and released on 8 December 1978.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0279505, Vishnu Vijayam 1970s Malayalam-language films 1974 films Films scored by G. Devarajan Films directed by N. Sankaran Nair