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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Mannu<br />
| image = Mannu.jpg<br />
| caption = <br />
| director = [[K. G. George]]<br />
| producer = <br />
| writer = [[Dr. Pavithran]]<br />
| based_on = <br />
| starring = [[M. G. Soman|Soman]]<br>P. K. Abraham<br>[[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]]<br>[[Sukumaran]]<br />
| music = [[A. T. Ummer]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Ramachandra Babu]]<br />
| editing = Ravi<br />
| studio = Susmitha Productions<br />
| distributor = Vijaya Movies<br />
| released = {{Film date|1978|10|6|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 134 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget =<br />
| gross =<br />
}}<br />
'''''Mannu''''' ({{lang-en|The Soil}}) is a 1978 [[Malayalam]] film directed by [[K. G. George]] with [[M. G. Soman|Soman]], P. K. Abraham, [[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]] and [[Sukumaran]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=921|title=Mannu|accessdate=2014-10-08|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?4891|title=Mannu|accessdate=2014-10-08|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/mannu-malayalam-movie/|title=Mannu|accessdate=2014-10-08|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
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''Mannu'' is about the struggle between Damu, a tenant whose legal right to his land is obscure, and Krishnan Nair, a rapacious landlord. The local leader of the party, comrade Mulamkadan, supports the tenant. and the landlord's political strategy to evict the tenant fails. When the landlord goes to a [[Nambudiri]] priest, the priest advises recourse to the Lord.<br />
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One morning a ''Devi Vigraha'' (an idol) is discovered on Damu's land. The villagers are awed; the landlord promptly declares his intention to build a temple on the land. Damu tries to fight both landlord and superstition from within the village and fails. Krishnan Nair is killed and Damu is forced to go underground. His wife continues to fight to regain land that is rightfully hers. Krishnan Nair's son, Rajan returns from the front and searches for Damu, eventually tracking him down.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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* [[M. G. Soman|Soman]] as Damu<br />
* P. K. Abraham as Krishnan Nair<br />
* [[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]] as Paru, Damu's wife<br />
* [[Sukumaran]] as Rajan, Krishnan Nair's son<br />
* [[Adoor Bhasi]] as Supran Thirumeni<br />
* [[Nellikkodu Bhaskaran]] as Mulankadan <br />
* [[Kuthiravattom Pappu]] as Keshavan<br />
* Mallika Sukumaran as Naani<br />
*Kunjandi as Kakka<br />
*[[Santha Devi]] as Krishnan's mother<br />
*Nilambur Balan as Velappan<br />
*[[Sreenivasan]] as Mathai<br />
*R. K. Nair as Raghavan<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
The music was composed by [[A. T. Ummer]] and the lyrics were written by Dr Pavithran. <br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)<br />
|- <br />
| 1 || "Akalangalile" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || Dr. Pavithran || <br />
|- <br />
| 2 || "Devi Bhagavathi" || [[P Susheela]], [[K. P. Brahmanandan]], [[Selma George]] || Dr. Pavithran || <br />
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| 3 || "Evideyo Thakaraaru" || K. J. Yesudas, [[P. Jayachandran]] || Dr. Pavithran || <br />
|- <br />
| 4 || "Kunnin Meloru" || P. Susheela || Dr. Pavithran || <br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0214918}}<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110813152742/http://cinemalayalam.net/movie/Mannu/277 ''Mannu''] at Cinemaofmalayalam.net<br />
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[[Category:1970s Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by K. G. George]]<br />
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