''Dwandha Yudham'' is a 1981

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film, directed by C. V. Hariharan. The film stars

Nagesh Nageshwaran Rao (born Cheyur Krishnarao Nageshwaran; (27 September 1933 – 31 January 2009) was an Indian actor and comedian mostly remembered for his comic roles in Tamil films during the 1960s. Nagesh was born in Dharapuram. He acted in ov ...

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, ...

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and

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in the lead roles. The film has musical score by

Jerry Amaldev Jerome Thomas Veleeparambil, more popularly known by his stage name Jerry Amaldev (born 15 April 1939) is a three-time Kerala State Film Awards winning Indian composer of film scores who has given music to some of the most important motion pict ...

Plot

A rich guy gets two babies, one legitimate and the other illegitimate. The illegitimate kid's uncle switches the babies. The kid at the rich house grows up mentally challenged. The rich father remarries. The stepmom to the rich kid is evil and staying at the house with her brother and two kids. The stepmother, her brother, and kids constantly harass the mentally challenged kid. The other kid grows into a dashing version of the rich kid married to a woman police officer. He is a womanizer and gets into gambling a lot. Only difference between the two kids is the moustache on the dashing one. The rich father decides to marry the mentally challenged son so that he can start a family and stay away from the evil stepmother. However, on the day of the marriage, he is kidnapped and locked up. Meanwhile, the other kid gets caught by the private investigator hired by the rich father to find his only son, as the faces match of both the brothers. He gets to the rich house and teaches the stepmother, her brother and kids a thrashing lesson when they try to get rid of him. The mentally challenged brother sends a pigeon with the message and gets saved by Mala. He ends up freeing himself and finding his way to the woman police officer's house. Although she tries to seduce him, he desires to go home. Next day, he runs home, followed by the distressed wife police officer. He sees his father, who immediately recognizes this is his real son. After the chaos, the rich father marries off both his sons at one wedding.

Cast

as Rama chandran/ *

as Vinod *

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 Paramu *

Jayamalini Jayamalini (or Jaya Malini) is an Indian actress who has acted in more than 500 Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi movies. Personal life She married Parthiban, a police inspector on 19 July 1994 and settled in Chennai with her only s ...

Manavalan Joseph Manavalan Joseph was a Malayalam film actor. He is an actor who worked in many movies during the 1950s and 1960s. He died in 1986 Background Manavalan Joseph was born at Fort Kochi then in the Malabar District of the Madras Presidency of Britis ...

Alummoodan Dominic Alummoodu, known by his stage name Alummoodan (15 March 1933 3 May 1992) was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam films. He acted in more than 100 films and mainly did comedy roles. Background Alummoodan was born as Dominic to Rosa ...

* Kunchan as Detective Poker *

T. R. Omana T. R. Omana is an Indian actress in Malayalam films. She mainly acts in supporting roles and mother roles. She has acted in more than 500 films. Personal life T. R. Omana was born as eldest among five children to T R Gopala Pillai, Timber mer ...

Oduvil Unnikrishnan Oduvil Unnikrishnan (13 February 1943 – 27 May 2006) was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam cinema. He has portrayed supporting roles in both dramatic and comedic roles.The HindMalayalam film actor Oduvil Unnikrishnan dead He is a four- ...

as Lawyer *

Poojappura Ravi Raveendran Nair (28 October 1936 – 18 June 2023), known by his stage name Poojappura Ravi, was an Indian actor who primarily performed comedy roles in Malayalam films. Career Poojappura Ravi was a stage actor and was a part of the drama ...

* Manohar *

Mala Aravindan Mala Aravindan (15 January 1939 – 28 January 2015) was an Indian actor. He was best known for his work as a comedian and character artist in Malayalam films. He has acted in over 500 films. Early life Aravindan was born at Vadavucode in th ...

as S.I. Kuttapu

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

and the lyrics were written by

P. Bhaskaran Pulloottupadathu Bhaskaran alias as P. Bhaskaran (21 April 1924 – 25 February 2007), was an Indian Malayalam language poet, lyricist of Malayalam film songs, and filmmaker. He penned more than 3000 songs for about 250 films. He also directed ...

References

External links

* 1981 films 1980s Malayalam-language films Films scored by Jerry Amaldev {{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub