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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Ahimsa<br />
| image = Ahimsa (1981).jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = <br />
| director = [[I. V. Sasi]]<ref name="prdker">{{cite web|url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/1981.htm|title=List of Malayalam films released during the year 1981|publisher=PRD, [[Government of Kerala]]|accessdate=2009-07-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183312/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/1981.htm|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
| producer = [[P. V. Gangadharan]]<br />Grihalakshmi<br />
| writer = [[T. Damodaran]]<br />
| starring = [[Sukumaran]]<br />[[Mammootty]]<br />[[Mohanlal]]<br />[[Ratheesh]]<br />[[Poornima Jayaram]]<br />[[Menaka (actress)|Menaka]]<br />[[Seema (actress)|Seema]]<br />
| narrator = T. Damodaran<br />
| music = [[A. T. Ummer]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Jayanan Vincent]]<br />[[A. Vincent]]<br />
| editing = [[K. Narayanan]]<br />
| studio = <br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|1981|12|24|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 190 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.--><br />
| gross = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.--><br />
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'''''Ahimsa''''' ({{Translation|Non-violence}}) is a 1981 [[Malayalam]]-language political film directed by [[I. V. Sasi]] and written by [[T. Damodaran]], starring [[Sukumaran]], [[Mammootty]], [[Ratheesh]], [[Poornima Jayaram]], [[Seema (actress)|Seema]], [[Balan K. Nair]], [[Mohanlal]] and [[Menaka (actress)|Menaka]] in other supporting roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinemalayalam.net/movie/Ahimsa/1231 |title=Ahimsa |publisher=cinemalayalam.net |accessdate=2009-07-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620211537/http://cinemalayalam.net/movie/Ahimsa/1231 |archivedate=20 June 2010 }}</ref><ref name="mmdb">{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/mmdb/2522.html|title=Ahimsa |publisher=MMDB|accessdate=2009-07-29}}</ref> The film won two [[Kerala State Film Award]]s, for [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor|Second Best Actor]] (Mammootty) and [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Editor|Best Editor]] (Narayanan).<ref>[http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards2.htm Official Website Of Information And Public Relation Department Of Kerala<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234213/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards2.htm |date=3 March 2016 }}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Talks about the Hindu-Muslim politics and conflicts in Kerala which connects with triggered by some of the feudal lords. The movie urges the audience with the importance of non-violence.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Sukumaran]] as Devan<br />
*[[Mammootty]] as Vasu<br />
*[[Ratheesh]] as Bharathan<br />
*[[Poornima Jayaram]] as Suma<br />
*[[Menaka (actress)|Menaka]] as Safiya<br />
*[[Mohanlal]] as Mohan<br />
*[[Lalu Alex]] as Raghu<br />
*[[Jose Prakash]] as R. K.<br />
*[[Balan K. Nair]] as Kunjutty<br />
*[[Seema (actress)|Seema]] as Ani<br />
*[[Jose (Malayalam actor)|Jose]] as Suresh<br />
*[[Kuthiravattam Pappu]] as Muthu<br />
*[[Achankunju]] as Kuttayi<br />
*[[Sukumari]] as Nirmala, Bharathan's Mother<br />
*[[Prathapachandran]] as Govindan<br />
*[[Sathaar]] as Biju<br />
*[[P. K. Abraham]]<br />
*[[T. G. Ravi]] as Peter<br />
*[[Sreenivasan]] as Raju<br />
*[[Swapna (actress)|Swapna]] as Radha<br />
*[[K. P. A. C. Sunny|K.P.A.C. Sunny]] as Pappan<br />
*[[Kunjandi]] as Musliar<br />
*[[Kothuku Nanappan]] as Sankaran<br />
*[[Kunchan (actor)|Kunchan]] as Chellappan<br />
*[[Kuttyedathi Vilasini]] as Lakshmi<br />
*[[Rajyalakshmi]]<br />
*[[K. T. C. Abdullah]] as Avukkar (Hajiyar's assistant)<br />
* Baskara Kurup as Hajiyar<br />
* Rajan Padoor<br />
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==Box office==<br />
The film was commercial success.<ref>{{cite news |author=C S Venkiteswaran|title=Trendsetting titan|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/obituary/trendsetting-titan/article9947168.ece/|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=8 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/i-v-sasi-has-been-a-trendsetter-in-the-film-industry/article19924652.ece|title=The End of an Epoch|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=26 October 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
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The soundtrack features four songs, all written by [[Bichu Thirumala]] and composed by [[A. T. Ummer]].<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Duration<br />
|-<br />
| ''Kaattu tharattum''<br />
| [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[S. Janaki]]<br />
| [[Bichu Thirumala]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| ''Njanoru dhobhi''<br />
| K. J. Yesudas<br />
| Bichu Thirumala<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| ''Jalasankhu pushpam''<br />
| S. Janaki<br />
| Bichu Thirumala<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| ''Sulthano''<br />
| [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[S. Janaki]]<br />
| Bichu Thirumala<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0247916|Ahimsa}}<br />
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{{I. V. Sasi}}<br />
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[[Category:1981 films]]<br />
[[Category:1981 Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films about religious violence in India]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Films with screenplays by T. Damodaran]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by I. V. Sasi]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by A. T. Ummer]]<br />
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