Mannu
Mannu (English: The Soil) is a 1978 Malayalam film directed by K. G. George with Soman, P. K. Abraham, Sharada and Sukumaran in the lead roles.[1][2][3]
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| Directed by | K. G. George |
| Written by | Dr. Pavithran |
| Starring | Soman P. K. Abraham Sharada Sukumaran |
| Music by | A. T. Ummer |
| Cinematography | Ramachandra Babu |
| Edited by | Ravi |
Production company | Susmitha Productions |
| Distributed by | Vijaya Movies |
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Running time | 134 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
Mannu is about the struggle between Damu, a tenant whose legal right to his land is obscure, and Krishnan Nair, a rapacious landlord. The local leader of the party, comrade Mulamkadan, supports the tenant. and the landlord's political strategy to evict the tenant fails. When the landlord goes to a Nambudiri priest, the priest advises recourse to the Lord.
One morning a Devi Vigraha (an idol) is discovered on Damu's land. The villagers are awed; the landlord promptly declares his intention to build a temple on the land. Damu tries to fight both landlord and superstition from within the village and fails. Krishnan Nair is killed and Damu is forced to go underground. His wife continues to fight to regain land that is rightfully hers. Krishnan Nair's son, Rajan returns from the front and searches for Damu, eventually tracking him down.
Will he live out his role as landlord or will he imagine a justice in which Damu has a share?
Cast
- Soman as Damu
- P. K. Abraham as Krishnan Nair
- Sharada as Paru, Damu's wife
- Sukumaran as Rajan, Krishnan Nair's son
- Adoor Bhasi as Supran Thirumeni
- Nellikkodu Bhaskaran as Mulankadan
- Kuthiravattom Pappu as Keshavan
- Mallika Sukumaran as Naani
- Kunjandi as Kakka
- Santha Devi as Krishnan's mother
- Nilambur Balan as Velappan
- Sreenivasan as Mathai
- R. K. Nair as Raghavan
Soundtrack
The music was composed by A. T. Ummer and the lyrics were written by Dr Pavithran.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
| 1 | "Akalangalile" | K. J. Yesudas | Dr. Pavithran | |
| 2 | "Devi Bhagavathi" | P Susheela, K. P. Brahmanandan, Selma George | Dr. Pavithran | |
| 3 | "Evideyo Thakaraaru" | K. J. Yesudas, P. Jayachandran | Dr. Pavithran | |
| 4 | "Kunnin Meloru" | P. Susheela | Dr. Pavithran |