Vida Parayum Munpe
Vida Parayum Munpe is a 1981 Malayalam language film written by John Paul,[1] directed by Mohan,[2] and produced by Innocent.[3] Prem Nazir plays the lead role in the critically acclaimed and commercially successful film.[1] His performance also won great appreciation.[4] Nazir was conferred the Special Jury Award at the 1981 Kerala State Film Awards for his performance.[5] Nedumudi Venu does the other major role. This movie is the direct adaption of the Hrishikesh Mukherjee-directed Hindi title Anand.[6] Though there are claims that this movie is a direct adaption of the Hindi movie Anand, it is much different.
Vida Parayum Munpe | |
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Directed by | Mohan |
Produced by | Innocent David Kachappilli |
Written by | John Paul Mohan (dialogues) |
Screenplay by | Mohan |
Starring | Prem Nazir Nedumudi Venu Lakshmi Innocent |
Music by | M. B. Sreenivasan |
Cinematography | U. Rajagopal |
Edited by | G. Venkittaraman |
Production company | Sathru Films |
Distributed by | Sathru Films |
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Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Plot
Xavier, a stenographer in a company tries the patience of the workaholic manager with his irregular hours of work. The manager warns him, but he doesn't make any effort to improve. Once, he asks for leave to take his wife to the hospital. The manager later finds him at the beach playing with children and dismisses him from the job. Later the manager finds from his family doctor that Xavier is a cancer patient.[7]
Cast
- Prem Nazir as Madhavan Kutty
- Nedumudi Venu as Xavier
- Lakshmi as Sudha
- Innocent as Varghese
- Beena as Omana
- Sankaradi as Panicker
- Bharath Gopi as Dr. Thomas
- John Varghese as Father
- Lalithasree as Sudha's friend
- Master Sujith as Prasad
- P. R. Menon as Elderly Pensioner
- Ravi Menon as Manoharan
- Santhakumari as Janaki
- Sulekha as Typist
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. B. Sreenivasan and the lyrics were written by Kavalam Narayana Panicker.
No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
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1 | "Anantha Snehathin" | K. J. Yesudas, Chorus | Kavalam Narayana Panicker | |
2 | "Ullala Chillala" | K. J. Yesudas | Kavalam Narayana Panicker |
References
- "Writing cinema". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- "Mohan". Malayalam Movie Database. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- "Game for any role". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 9 October 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- "The evergreen hero". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 16 January 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- "Kerala State Film Awards" Archived 19 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine. PRD, Govt. of Kerala. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- https://www.bombaytimes.com/celebs/10-best-roles-played-by-babumoshai-of-bollywood-aka-rajesh-khanna/Do-Raaste/photostory/62293719.cms
- "Mohan's profile" Archived 25 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Cinemaofmalayalam.net. Retrieved 11 March 2011.