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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Lorry<br />
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| director = [[Bharathan]]<br />
| producer = Rajamma Hari<br />
| writer = [[Padmarajan]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| starring = [[Achankunju]]<br/>[[Balan K. Nair]]<br/>[[Nithya (actress)|Nithya]]<br/>[[Prathap Pothan]]<br/>[[Meena (Malayalam actress)|Meena]]<br/> [[Santhakumari (Malayalam actress)|Santhakumari]]<br />
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Ashok Kumar (cinematographer)|Ashok Kumar]]<br />
| editing = [[K. Narayanan]]<br />
| studio = Supriya Films<br />
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| released = {{Film date|1980|8|23|df=y}}<br />
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| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
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'''''Lorry''''' is a 1980 [[Malayalam film]] directed by [[Bharathan]] and written by [[Padmarajan]]. It stars [[Achankunju]], [[Balan K. Nair]], [[Nithya (actress)|Nithya]], [[Meena (Malayalam actress)|Meena]] and [[Prathap Pothan]].<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Velan (Achan Kunju) is a street circus performer. He kidnaps and forcibly blinds village children and turn them into fellow circus performers. Once, he falls in love with one of his victims, Rani (Nithya), as does his lorry driver friend Ouseph (Balan K. Nair). Eventually, Ouseph and Velan kill each other allowing Rani to escape with the man she really loves, a lorry cleaner (Prathap Pothen).<ref>[http://www.cinemaofmalayalam.net/bharathan.html "Bharathan"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525204859/http://www.cinemaofmalayalam.net/bharathan.html |date=25 May 2011 }}. Cinemaofmalayalam.net. Retrieved 9 March 2011.</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Prathap Pothen]] as Dasappan<br />
*[[Achankunju]] as Velan<br />
*[[Balan K. Nair]] as Ouseph<br />
*[[Nithya Ravindran|Nithya]] as Rani<br />
*[[Sankaradi]]<br />
*[[Bahadoor]]<br />
*[[Meena (Malayalam actress)|Meena]]<br />
*[[Santhakumari]] as Ammu<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]] and the lyrics were written by [[Poovachal Khader]].<br />
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! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)<br />
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| 1 || "Arinju Naam Thammil" || [[S. Janaki]], Chorus || [[Poovachal Khader]] ||<br />
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| 2 || "Kannippoovininnu Kalyaanam" || [[P. Susheela]], [[Jolly Abraham]] || Poovachal Khader ||<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDB title|id=0155836|title=Lorry}}<br />
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{{Bharathan}}<br />
{{Padmarajan}}<br />
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[[Category:1980s Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1980 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Bharathan]]<br />
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Padmarajan]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]<br />
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