''Thadavara'' is a 1981 Indian

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film, directed by

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and produced by Augustine Prakash. The film stars

Jayan Krishnan Nair (25 July 1939 – 16 November 1980), better known by his stage name Jayan, was an Indian actor, Officer (armed forces), naval officer, stunt performer and cultural icon of the 1970s and 1980s. He starred in over 150 Malayalam films ...

, K. P. Ummer, M. N. Nambiar and

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in the lead roles. The film has musical score by

A. T. Ummer Anjukandy Thalakkal Ummer ( ml, അഞ്ചുകണ്ടി തളയ്ക്കൽ ഉമ്മർ) (10 March 1933 – 18 October 2001) was a Malayalam music composer from Kerala, India. He is known for composing many soft melodies for 174 M ...

Cast

as Rajan * K. P. Ummer as S. I. Chandrasekhar * M. N. Nambiar as Madhavan *

as Rema *

Kanakadurga Kanakadurga is an Indian actress best known for her work in Malayalam cinema. She hails from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. She debuted in the Malayalam movie ''Nellu'' as Kurumatti. She has acted in a few Tamil, Kannada and Telugu movies as we ...

as Devaki * Nanditha Bose as Nandini *

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 He was born in Vadavucode, Ernakulam ...

as Karnan * Kunchan as Vaasu * Sankaradi as Prof Vijayanath * Sukumari as Sarojini *

Jose Prakash Jose Prakash (14 April 1925 – 24 March 2012) was an Indian actor and singer who worked in Malayalam cinema. He was a singer turned actor who had appeared in more than 300 films mostly in antagonist roles. He was awarded with the J. C. Daniel ...

as Kollakkaran *

Ceylon Manohar Ceylon Manohar ( ta, சிலோன் மனோகர்) ( – 22 January 2018), popular name of A. E. Manoharan (Anthony Pillai Emmanuel Manoharan) also known as Surangani Manohar ( ta, சுராங்கனி மனோகர் ), was ...

as Vishwam *

Jyothi Lakshmi Jyothi Lakshmi (2 November 1948 – 9 August 2016) was an Indian actress who appeared in more than 130 movies. In the early 1970s, she was well noted for her leading roles and songs in movies. She also acted in female-oriented movies and was a ...

as dancer *

Jayamalini Jayamalini (or Jaya Malini) is an Indian actress who has acted in more than 500 Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi movies. Career She was introduced to Tollywood in 1975 by Vittalacharya in the movie he produced, ''Aadadani Adrustam' ...

as dancer

Release

The film was released on 23 January 1981.

Box office

The film was commercial success.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

and the lyrics were written by

Sathyan Anthikkad Sathyan Anthikad is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and lyricist who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. In a career spanning five decades he has directed more than 50 films, been the lyricist for 12 films and been the scriptwriter f ...

References

External links

* 1981 films 1980s Malayalam-language films Films directed by P. Chandrakumar {{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub