https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Malamukalile_DaivamMalamukalile Daivam - Revision history2026-07-31T19:06:49ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.45.4https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Malamukalile_Daivam&diff=462614&oldid=prevMohammadzaidmansoori at 21:43, 3 March 20262026-03-03T21:43:02Z<p></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{No footnotes|date=October 2024}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}<br />
{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Malamukalile Daivam<br>(The God Atop the Hill)<br />
| image = Malamukalile Daivam.jpg<br />
| caption = The cover of the screenplay published by [[D. C. Books]]<br />
| director = [[P. N. Menon (director)|P. N. Menon]]<br />
| producer = <br />
| writer = Kalpatta Balakrishnan<br />
| based_on = <br />
| starring = Gabril<br>Suresh<br>Sudharani<br>Kunjandi<br>[[Bala Singh]]<br>Lakshmi Subramanian<br>[[Unni Mary]]<br>Sathindran<br>Ranjith Kumar<br />
| music = [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]]<br />
| cinematography = Deviprasad<br />
| editing = Sasi<br />
| studio = Suriamudra Films<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|1983|2|11|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 115 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Malamukalile Daivam''''' (''The God Atop the Hill'') is a 1983 [[Malayalam]] film directed by [[P. N. Menon (director)|P. N. Menon]]. The film is set in a tribal village in Kerala where religious superstition and ignorance reign supreme. A relatively intelligent boy escapes its oppressive confines and later returns, determined to bring enlightenment to the village. Gabril, Suresh, Sudharani, Kunjandi, [[Bala Singh]], Lakshmi Subramanian, [[Unni Mary]], Sathindran and Ranjith Kumar form the cast. Several critics consider the film as the most outstanding piece in Menon's filmography. The film won the [[National Film Awards]] for [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam|Best Regional Film]] and [[National Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Child Artist]] (Suresh).<br />
<br />
==Cast==<br />
*[[Archana (actress)|Archana]] as Marie<br />
* Gabril as Ramachandran<br />
* Master Suresh as Kayama, younger Ramachandran<br />
* Sudharani as Sujatha<br />
* [[Kunjandi]] as Nambi<br />
* [[Bala Singh]] as the landlord<br />
* Sathindran as Nenchan<br />
* Ranjith Kumar as Kayama, Marie's son<br />
* Lakshmi Subramanian<br />
* PR Menon as Madhavan Master<br />
* Rani Abraham<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121023085219/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/273279 ''Malamukalile Daivam''] at the [[British Film Institute]] Movie Database<br />
* {{IMDb title|0240708}}<br />
* [http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?mid=4970 ''Malamukalile Daivam''] at the Malayalam Movie Database<br />
<br />
==Further reading==<br />
* {{cite book|url=http://www.dcbookshop.net/books/malamukalile-daivam|title=Malamukalile Daivam (Screenplay)|publisher=[[D. C. Books]]|isbn=81-300-0363-5}}<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120322151109/http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/E00FEFD2399EE11365256940004B7BA5 From realistic cinema to the mythological (Interview with P. N. Menon)]. ''The Hindu''. 22 November 1999.<br />
<br />
{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Malayalam}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:1983 Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Best Malayalam Feature Film National Film Award winners]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by P. N. Menon (director)]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Johnson]]<br />
[[Category:Films featuring a Best Child Artist National Award–winning performance]]</div>Mohammadzaidmansoori