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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Manimuzhakkam<br />
| image =<br />
| caption =<br />
| director = [[P. A. Backer]]<br />
| producer = Cartoonist Thomas<br />
| writer = P. A. Backer (screenplay)<br />[[Sarah Thomas (writer)|Sarah Thomas]] (story & dialogues)<br />
| starring = [[Harikeshan Thampi]]<br>[[Sreenivasan]]<br><br />
Cyril P Jacob<br />
| music = [[Devarajan]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Vipindas]]<br />
| editing = Ravi Kiran<br />
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| distributor =<br />
| released = {{Film date|1976|4|30|df=y}}<br />
| runtime =<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget =<br />
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'''''Manimuzhakkam''''' ({{lit|The Tolling of Bells}}) is a 1976 [[Malayalam]]-language film directed by [[P. A. Backer]] and starring [[Harikeshan Thampi]], [[Veeran]], Johnson, [[Sankaradi]], Saritha, Urmila, Vani, cyril P Jacob, Charulatha, [[Santhakumari (Malayalam actress)|Santhakumari]], Sreenivasan and Meena Ganesh. This is the debut film of [[Sreenivasan]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=Directory of Indian film-makers and films |last=Narwekar |first=Sanjit |publisher=Flicks Books |year=1994 |isbn=978-0-313-29284-2 |page=21 |author-link=Sanjit Narwekar}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofi0000raja|url-access=registration|publisher=British Film Institute|year=1999|page=[https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofi0000raja/page/50 50]|isbn=978-0-85170-455-5}}</ref> The film was scripted by Backer based on the novel ''Murippaadukal'' by [[Sarah Thomas (writer)|Sarah Thomas]].<ref>J.Ajith Kumar (14 September 2004). [https://web.archive.org/web/20050104110900/http://www.hindu.com/lf/2004/09/14/stories/2004091401130200.htm "Writing for all of humanity "]. ''[[The Hindu]]''. Retrieved 20 January 2013.</ref> It won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam]]. The film also won the Kerala state awards for best film, best screenplay ([[P. A. Backer|P.A. Backer]]), and best black & white cinematography ([[Vipindas|Vipin Das]]).<ref>{{Cite news|title=Kerala State Film Awards, 1969-1980|url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawares.htm| date=15 September 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232254/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawares.htm|archive-date=2016-03-03}}</ref><br />
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The film was shot in [[black-and-white]] even though colour films were common during those times (colour cinema became popular in Malayalam cinema only from 1978 to 1980 and good-quality colour films started being shot frequently only from 1983 to 1985).<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Harikeshan Thampi]] as Jose Paul<br />
* [[Veeran]]<br />
* Cyril P Jacob<br />
* Johnson<br />
* [[Sankaradi]]<br />
* Saritha<br />
* Urmila<br />
* Vani<br />
* Charulatha<br />
* [[Sreenivasan]] as vayaran Michael<br />
* [[Santhakumari (Malayalam actress)|Santhakumari]]<br />
* Meena Ganesh<br />
* Immatty<br />
* Beatrice<br />
* Ponjikkara Kalyani Amma<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
Initially, director [[P. A. Backer|Backer]] had [[Mammootty]] in mind for the role of Michael, but it eventually went to [[Sreenivasan]].<ref>{{cite news|title=മമ്മുട്ടിയില് നിന്ന് ശ്രീനിവാസനിലെത്തിയ 'മണിമുഴക്കം|url=https://www.mediaoneonline.com/mediaone-shelf/column/manimuzhakkam-from-mammootty-to-srinivasan-252785|publisher=[[MediaOne]]}} 3 May 2024</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0154835}}<br />
* http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=687<br />
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{{KeralaStateFilmAwardBestFilm}}<br />
{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Malayalam}}<br />
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[[Category:1976 Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1976 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by P. A. Backer]]<br />
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]<br />
[[Category:Best Malayalam Feature Film National Film Award winners]]<br />
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