Sphodanam

Sphodanam
Directed by	P. G. Viswambharan
Produced by	Babu K.J. Thomas
Written by	Alleppey Sheriff
Starring	Sukumaran M.G. Soman Mammootty Ravikumar Seema Balan K. Nair K.P. Ummer Kuthiravattam Pappu Sankaradi Mala Aravindan Jagathi Sreekumar
Music by	Sankar Ganesh
Cinematography	U. Rajagopal
Edited by	K. Narayanan
Distributed by	Vijaya Movies
Release date	9 April 1981 (1981-04-09)
Country	India
Language	Malayalam
Budget	60 lakhs

Sphodanam is a 1981 Malayalam-language Indian family feature film directed by P. G. Viswambharan, starring Sukumaran, M.G. Soman, Mammootty, Ravikumar and Seema.

Synopsis

Sphodanam is the story of 2 people who has to fight for justice against the landlord as they are the voice of working class. Ultimately good wins the battle over evil, but it suffers many.

Cast

Production

Sphodanam was one of the earliest film of actor Mammootty, before he being turned as a major star. In a late interview to a film weekly, actress Sheela, who played the lead lady in Sphodanam and was also the producer of the film, recalled the events during the shoot. A scene wherein actors Sukumaran,and Mammootty jumping across a prison wall was shot with a foam bed lied upon the ground on which the actors would fall. Mammootty, who was just a newbie actor at the time, was refused to have the privilege of bed as a protection by the director P. G. Vishwambharan. Vishwambharan said a new face like Mammootty doesn't deserve such privileges, though Sheela argued with him against such a discrimination. Mammootty, however, jumped from the wall without the safety bed and suffered an injury to his leg. The actor completed his remaining portions with the fractured leg.^[1]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Shankar Ganesh and lyrics was written by ONV Kurup.

References

External links

• Sphodanam on IMDb