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Manushya Mrugam (1980 film)

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Manushya Mrugam
Directed byBaby
Written byPappanamkodu Lakshmanan
Screenplay byPappanamkodu Lakshmanan
Produced byThiruppathi Chettiyar
StarringJayan (double role)
Jayaprabha
Seema
Jagathy Sreekumar
Kaviyoor Ponnamma
Jose Prakash
CinematographyK. B. Dayalan
Edited byK. Sankunni
Music byK. J. Joy
Production
company
Evershine
Distributed byEvershine
Release date
  • 17 December 1980 (1980-12-17)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

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]

Premise

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The film tells the story of two twin brothers, who were separated in their childhood.

Cast

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Box office

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The film was commercial success and ran for more than 100 days in many theatres.[4][5]

Soundtrack

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The 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

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  1. ^ "Manushyamrigam". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Manushyamrigam". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Manushyamrigam". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Jayan's memories live on though Malayalam cinema lost its first action hero four decades ago". Malayala Manorama. 16 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Enigma of Malayalam legend Jayan lives on". The Times of India. 15 November 2020.
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