''Angadi'' () is a

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Indian

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film directed by I. V. Sasi, written by T. Damodaran and produced by P. V, Gangadharan under the banner of Grihalakshmi Productions. The film stars

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as Babu in the lead role along with

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, Seema, Jose and

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, in supporting roles. The film revolves around the rivalry between a laborer, Babu and Beeran ( Balan K. Nair), an evil businessman. The music was composed by Shyam, with the cinematography done jointly by Chandramohan and C. E. Babu. ''Angadi'' was one of the major successes of the year 1980, running for 125 days in theatres. The film broke the box office record of Jayan's '' Sarapancharam'' (1979) and emerged the highest grossing Malayalam film of the year. The film was a milestone in the Malayalam film industry, achieving cult status in

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. The film was instrumental in establishing Jayan's macho hero image.

Cast

as Babu *

as Gopi * Seema as Sindhu * Jose as Haneefa *

as Adv. Karunakaran * Raghavan as SI Ravi *

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as Setu * Ambika as Ayisha * Balan K. Nair as Beeran *Bhaskara Kurup as Police constable Hamsa * KPAC Sunny as Vishvanathan * Kunchan as Krishnankutty *

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as Mammadikka *

Kuthiravattam Pappu Padmadalakshan, better known by his stage name Kuthiravattam Pappu (24 December 1936 – 25 February 2000), was a popular Indian stage and film actor. His repertoire of acting was based on his unique style and use of the '' Kozhikodan'' dialect, ...

as Abu * Kuttyedathi Vilasini as Khadeeja * Nanditha Bose as Neelam * Ravikumar as Biju * Santha Devi as Amina *Suchitra as Rani * Surekha as Karthi *Vasu Pradeep as Salim, Babu's father *

Nellikode Bhaskaran Nellikode Bhaskaran (21 April 1924 – 11 August 1988) was an Indian actor in Malayalam movies. His real name was Bhaskara Menon. He mostly played character roles and supporting roles. Awards Kerala State Film Awards: * Second Best Actor ...

as Anto * Anuradha as Dancer *

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as Sainaba *Master Suresh as Haneefa's brother Source:

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Shyam and the lyrics were written by

Bichu Thirumala Bhaskaran Sivasankaran Nair, popularly known as Bichu Thirumala (13 February 1942 – 26 November 2021), was an Indian lyricist and poet. He is known for creating the style of arranging beautiful words in Malayalam film songs. In Malayalam cinem ...

Reception

''Angadi'' performed well at the box office. It was also noted for

's acting. His dialogue "We are not beggars ..." became a catchphrase. The songs from the film also made it big for their melodious renditions. With the music composed by Shyam, the film's duet, "Kannum Kannum Thammil Thammil", sung by K. J. Yesudas and

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and "Paavada Venam", sung by K. J Yesudas were instant hits. The lyrics by

was also very memorable.

References

External links

* 1980s Malayalam-language films 1980 films Indian action drama films Films shot in Kozhikode Films directed by I. V. Sasi Films scored by Shyam (composer) {{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub