''Manavatty'' is a 1964 Indian
Malayalam-language film, directed by
K. S. Sethumadhavan
K. S. Sethumadhavan (15 May 1931 – 24 December 2021) was an Indian film director and screenwriter who worked predominantly in Malayalam cinema. He also directed films in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.
Since the early 1960s, he directed over 60 mov ...
and produced by M. Raju Mathan. The film stars
Sathyan Sathyan is a common Indian name and can refer to:
* Sathyan (actor) (1912–1971), Manuel Sathyaneshan , Malayalam film actor
* Sathyan (Tamil actor) (born 1975), Tamil film comedian and actor
* Sathyan (singer)
Satyan, (Satyan Mahalingam), ...
,
Madhu
Madhu (Sanskrit: ) is a word used in several Indo-Aryan languages meaning ''honey'' or ''sweet''. It is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European ''*médʰu'', whence English '' mead''.
Metaphorical use
''Madhu'' has been used for millennia si ...
,
Adoor Pankajam
Adoor Pankajam (1929 – 26 June 2010) was an Indian actress, in Malayalam movies. She hailed from Adoor in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala state. Mainly, she was a supporting actress and a comedian. Her sister Adoor Bhavani was also a Mala ...
and
Aranmula Ponnamma in the lead roles. The film had musical score by
G. Devarajan
Paravoor Govindan Devarajan (1927–2006), popularly known as G. Devarajan or Devarajan master, was an Indian music composer and Carnatic singer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of Indian film music. He sco ...
.
Cast
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Sathyan Sathyan is a common Indian name and can refer to:
* Sathyan (actor) (1912–1971), Manuel Sathyaneshan , Malayalam film actor
* Sathyan (Tamil actor) (born 1975), Tamil film comedian and actor
* Sathyan (singer)
Satyan, (Satyan Mahalingam), ...
*
Ragini
*
Madhu
Madhu (Sanskrit: ) is a word used in several Indo-Aryan languages meaning ''honey'' or ''sweet''. It is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European ''*médʰu'', whence English '' mead''.
Metaphorical use
''Madhu'' has been used for millennia si ...
*
Baby Vinodini
*
Adoor Pankajam
Adoor Pankajam (1929 – 26 June 2010) was an Indian actress, in Malayalam movies. She hailed from Adoor in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala state. Mainly, she was a supporting actress and a comedian. Her sister Adoor Bhavani was also a Mala ...
*
Aranmula Ponnamma
*
K. R. Vijaya
Deivanayaki better known by her stage name K. R. Vijaya is an Indian actress who has featured in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films. She started her career in 1963 and has been acting for more than five decades in South Indian cinema. ...
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S. P. Pillai
S. P. Pillai (28 November 1913 – 12 June 1985) was an Indian film and stage actor, best known for his comic roles in Malayalam films.
Biography
S. Pankajakshan Pillai alias S. P. Pillai was born in 1913 in the temple town of Ettumanoor in ...
*
T. N. Gopinathan Nair
T. N. Gopinathan Nair (24 April 1918 – 24 May 1999), was an Indian dramatist, novelist, poet, screenwriter and biographer of Malayalam language. One of the prolific among Malayalam playwrights, Nair published 39 plays, besides his four novels ...
Soundtrack
The music was composed by
G. Devarajan
Paravoor Govindan Devarajan (1927–2006), popularly known as G. Devarajan or Devarajan master, was an Indian music composer and Carnatic singer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of Indian film music. He sco ...
and the lyrics were written by
Vayalar Ramavarma.
Reception
The film was a box office success.
References
External links
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1964 films
1960s Malayalam-language films
Films directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan
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