| Directed by | Baby |
|---|---|
| Written by | Pappanamkodu Lakshmanan |
| Produced by | Thiruppathi Chettiyar |
| Starring | Jayan (double role) Jayaprabha Seema Jagathy Sreekumar Kaviyoor Ponnamma Jose Prakash |
| Cinematography | K. B. Dayalan |
| Edited by | K. Sankunni |
| Music by | K. J. Joy
|
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam
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Manushya Mrugam is a 1980 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Baby and produced by Thiruppathi Chettiyar. The film stars Jayan (double role), Jayaprabha, Seema, Jagathy Sreekumar, Kaviyoor Ponnamma and Jose Prakash in the lead roles. The film has musical score by K. J. Joy. The movie collected well .[1][2][3] The movie is a remake of 1975 Kannada movie Daari Tappida Maga starring Rajkumar in dual roles.
Cast
- Jayan as Babu and Gopi
- Jayaprabha
- Seema
- Jagathy Sreekumar
- Kaviyoor Ponnamma
- Jose Prakash
- Manavalan Joseph
- Prathapachandran
- Janardanan as Chandran
- Jayaragini
- Jyothi Lakshmi
- Master Sandeep
- V. P. Nair
- Vijayalakshmi
Release
The film was released on 17 Decemberber 1980. Due to Jayan' s unfortunate demise before the release, many of the Jayans dialogues in the movie had to be dubbed by mimicry artists.
Box office
The film was commercial success.[4][5]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by K. J. Joy and the lyrics were written by Pappanamkodu Lakshmanan. All songs were chartbusters, especially the song "Kasthoori Manmizhi", sung by K. J. Yesudas.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ajantha Shilpangalil" | S. Janaki, P. Jayachandran, Chorus | Pappanamkodu Lakshmanan | |
| 2 | "Kasthoori Maanmizhi" | K. J. Yesudas, Chorus | Pappanamkodu Lakshmanan | |
| 3 | "Sneham Thaamara" | K. J. Yesudas | Pappanamkodu Lakshmanan |
References
- ↑ Manushyamrigam. www.malayalachalachithram.com.
- ↑ Manushyamrigam. malayalasangeetham.info.
- ↑ Manushyamrigam. spicyonion.com.
- ↑ Jayan's memories live on though Malayalam cinema lost its first action hero four decades ago. Malayala Manorama(16 November 2019).
- ↑ Enigma of Malayalam legend Jayan lives on. The Times of India(15 November 2020).