''Achani'' (''Accāṇi'', ) is a 1973 Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

-language film, directed by A. Vincent and produced by K. Ravindran Nair. The film stars

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, Nanditha Bose,

Adoor Bhasi K. Bhaskaran Nair (1 March 1929 – 29 March 1990), professionally credited by his stage name Adoor Bhasi, was an Indian actor and film director. He was mostly cast as a sidekick to protagonists, particularly Prem Nazir. His comedic roles were w ...

and

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. It tells the story of a tailor and the trials and tribulations of his family. The film was a commercial success and the proceeds from the film was donated by the producer for the construction of a Quilon Public Library in Quilon, Kerala. The film was adapted from the Tamil stage play of same name written by Karaikudi Narayanan.

Plot

Cast

as Vasu * Nanditha Bose as Seetha *

as Kaimal *

Sankaradi Paravoor memana Kanakku Chembakaraman Parameswaran Chandrashekara Menon, better known by his screen name Sankaradi (14 July 1924 – 8 October 2001), was an Indian actor. He was a veteran Malayalam comedian and character artist, who had over 70 ...

as Banker Menon *

as Raghavan Muthalali *

Bahadoor Padiyath Kochumoideen Kunjalu (1930 22 May 2000), better known by his stage name Bahadoor, was an Indian actor who appeared in Malayalam films, primarily in comedic roles. He, along with Adoor Bhasi, were the two major comedians in Malayalam ...

as Appu *

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as Gopi * Sudheer as Babu * Sujatha as Uma *

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as Srimathi Raghavan * Philomina as Mariammam * Sreelatha as Kalyani * Master Sathyajith * Master Prasad * K. J. Yesudas (Guest appearance as himself) * John Varghees * J.A.R Anand * Ramankutty Nair * Raghava Menon * Aravindhakshan * Vijaya

Soundtrack

The music was composed by G. Devarajan, with lyrics by P. Bhaskaran. The songs of the film were hits during the time, especially "Ente Swapnathin", sung playback and on screen by K. J. Yesudas.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0288409, Achani 1973 films 1970s Malayalam-language films 1970s Indian films Films with screenplays by Thoppil Bhasi Films directed by A. Vincent Indian films based on plays