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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Iniyengilum<br />
| image = Iniyengilum.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[I. V. Sasi]]<br />
| producer = N. G. John<br />
| writer = [[T. Damodaran]]<br />
| starring = [[Mohanlal]]<br/>[[Ratheesh]]<br/>[[Lalu Alex]]<br/>[[Ranipadmini]]<br/>[[Seema (actress)|Seema]]<br/>[[Mammootty]]<br />
| music = [[Shyam (composer)|Shyam]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Jayanan Vincent]]<br />
| editing = [[K. Narayanan]]<br />
| studio = Geo Movies<br />
| released = {{Film date|1983|08|20|df=y}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Iniyengilum''''' ({{Translation|If only}}) is a 1983 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[social problem film]] directed by [[I. V. Sasi]], written by [[T. Damodaran]] and produced by N. G. John. It stars [[Mohanlal]], [[Ratheesh]], [[Lalu Alex]], [[Ranipadmini]], [[Seema (actress)|Seema]], and [[Mammootty]]. The film features music composed by [[Shyam (composer)|Shyam]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Iniyenkilum|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=1443|access-date=2014-10-19|website=Malayala Chalachithram}}</ref> The film juxtaposes the economic and cultural conditions of [[Kerala]] and [[Japan]].<br />
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The film tells the story of a young idealist, Ravi (Mohanlal), who is nauseated by the hypocrisy of his politician brother (Mammootty). To hit back at the prevailing corrupt political system, Ravi stages cultural shows under the banner of the Darshana Kala Kendra, which is a group of unemployed youth. ''Iniyengilum'' was a commercial success at the box office.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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*[[Mohanlal]] as Ravi<br />
*[[Ratheesh]] as Ashokan<br />
*[[Lalu Alex]] as Alex Mathew<br />
*[[Ranipadmini]] as Lekha<br />
*[[Seema (actress)|Seema]] as Geetha<br />
*[[Mammootty]] as Diwakaran<br />
*[[T. G. Ravi]] as Madhavan<br />
*[[Raveendran (actor)|Raveendran]] as Pradeep<br />
*[[Adoor Bhasi]] as Mathayi<br />
*[[Kottayam Santha]]<br />
*[[Sankaradi]]<br />
*[[Sreenivasan]]<br />
*[[Captain Raju]] as Prasad<br />
*[[Balan K. Nair]] as Nambiar<br />
*[[C. I. Paul]]<br />
*[[Kunjandi]]<br />
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==Production==<br />
The film was shot in [[Japan]] and [[Hong Kong]], and some parts in [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite web|date=22 May 2015|title=Mohanlal writes from Japan|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/mohanlal-writes-from-japan-news-malayalam-pfwjIwecibjag.html|access-date=23 July 2019|website=[[Sify]]}}</ref><br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
The music was composed by [[Shyam (composer)|Shyam]] and the lyrics were written by [[Yusufali Kechery]].<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)<br />
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| 1 || "Kavithe Devi" (Ee Naadu Kadalum Karayum) || [[P. Jayachandran]], [[Vani Jairam]], Chorus || [[Yusufali Kechery]] || <br />
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| 2 || "Kunkuma Sooryan Raagamshu Chaarthi" || [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[S. Janaki]] || Yusufali Kechery || <br />
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| 3 || "Mounam Raagam" || K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki, Chorus || Yusufali Kechery || <br />
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| 4 || "Swarga Vaathil Thurannu Thannu" || S. Janaki, P. Jayachandran, Vani Jairam, [[Unni Menon]], J. M. Raju, [[Kausalya]], [[Krishnachandran]] || Yusufali Kechery || <br />
|}<br />
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==Release==<br />
The film was released on 20 August 1983<br />
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===Critical Reception===<br />
Writing for ''[[India Today]]'', Sreedhar Pillai called it "a badly made film" which "offers nothing new".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pillai|first=Sreedhar|date=September 15, 1983|title=Iniyenkilum is a badly made film, offers nothing new|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19830915-iniyenkilum-starring-mammootty-mohan-lal-seema-is-a-badly-made-film-771014-2013-07-17|access-date=2021-01-08|website=[[India Today]]}}</ref><br />
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===Box office===<br />
The film was a commercial success.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7_d9XHAUFB8C |title=Conversations with Mani Ratnam |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |year=2012 |isbn=978-0-670-08520-0 |author-link=Baradwaj Rangan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/did-you-know/did-you-know-mammootty-and-mohanlal-played-siblings-in-a-film/articleshow/80684503.cms|title=Did you know Mammootty and Mohanlal played siblings in a film?|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=4 February 2021}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDB title|0267575}}<br />
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[[Category:1983 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1980s Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films with screenplays by T. Damodaran]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by I. V. Sasi]]<br />
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