''Dweepu'' is a 1977 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 ...

film, directed by Ramu Kariat. The film stars Jose, Shobha, Kuttyedathi Vilasini and Alleppey Ashraf in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Salil Chowdhury and original songs by

M. S. Baburaj Mohammad Sabir Baburaj (3 March 1929 – 7 October 1978) was an Indian music composer. He is often credited for the renaissance of Malayalam cinema, Malayalam film music. Baburaj has rendered music to many evergreen Malayalam film songs. Earl ...

Plot

Chandran, who is from a poor family, struggles to earn a living. However, his life takes a turn when he gets a job as a teacher in Lakshadweep.

Cast

* Jose as Chandran * Shobha * Kuttyedathi Vilasini * Alleppey Ashraf *

Prathapachandran Prathapachandran (1941–2004) was an Indian actor, who worked predominantly in Malayalam film industry, though he acted in a few Tamil and Telugu movies as well. He is known for the portrayal of villainous and character roles in over 300 mov ...

as Chandran's Father *Aboobacker as Hassan *Baby Ambika *KPAC Premachandran *Kedamangalam Ali *Lakshmisre *Prathima * Salim Raj * Abbas * Surabhi Sundhar * Bhasi K Nair * Dr. Madhavan Nair * Shafi * Ani * Geetha * Anna * Eenashu * Vijaykumar * Prasad * Paravanna * P.C George

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Salil Chowdhury and MS Baburaj, with the former composing the

film score A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to ...

and latter the songs. The lyrics were written by Vayalar Ramavarma and Yusufali Kechery.

References

External links

* 1977 films 1970s Malayalam-language films 1970s Indian films Films directed by Ramu Kariat Films scored by M. S. Baburaj {{1970s-Malayalam-film-stub