Manushya Mrugam (transl. Human Beast) is a 1980 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written by Pappanamkodu Lakshmanan, directed by Baby and produced by Thiruppathi Chettiyar under the banner of Evershine. The film is a remake of the 1975 Kannada film Daari Tappida Maga. It stars Jayan, Jayaprabha, Seema, Jagathy Sreekumar, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, and Jose Prakash. Its musical score is by K. J. Joy. The film was released on 17 December 1980.[1][2][3]
| Manushya Mrugam | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Baby |
| Written by | Pappanamkodu Lakshmanan |
| Screenplay by | Pappanamkodu Lakshmanan |
| Produced by | Thiruppathi Chettiyar |
| Starring | Jayan (double role) Jayaprabha Seema Jagathy Sreekumar Kaviyoor Ponnamma Jose Prakash |
| Cinematography | K. B. Dayalan |
| Edited by | K. Sankunni |
| Music by | K. J. Joy |
Production company | Evershine |
| Distributed by | Evershine |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Premise
editThe film tells the story of two twin brothers, who were separated in their childhood.
Cast
edit- Jayan as Babu and Gopi
- Jayaprabha
- Seema
- Jagathy Sreekumar
- Kaviyoor Ponnamma
- Jose Prakash
- Manavalan Joseph
- Prathapachandran
- Janardanan as Chandran
- Jayaragini
- Jyothi Lakshmi
- Master Sandeep
- V. P. Nair
- Vijayalakshmi
Box office
editThe film was commercial success and ran for more than 100 days in many theatres.[4][5]
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by K. J. Joy and the lyrics were written by Pappanamkodu Lakshmanan. All songs were chartbusters, especially the song "Kasthoori Manmizhi", sung by K. J. Yesudas.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ajantha Shilpangalil" | S. Janaki, P. Jayachandran, Chorus | Pappanamkodu Lakshmanan | |
| 2 | "Kasthoori Maanmizhi" | K. J. Yesudas, Chorus | Pappanamkodu Lakshmanan | |
| 3 | "Sneham Thaamara" | K. J. Yesudas | Pappanamkodu Lakshmanan |
References
edit- ^ "Manushyamrigam". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ "Manushyamrigam". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ "Manushyamrigam". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ "Jayan's memories live on though Malayalam cinema lost its first action hero four decades ago". Malayala Manorama. 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Enigma of Malayalam legend Jayan lives on". The Times of India. 15 November 2020.
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