''Thomasleeha'' or ''St. Thomas'' is a 1975 Indian

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-language

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film based on the life of St. Thomas the Apostle and his missionary work in India. It was directed and produced by P. A. Thomas.

Plot

The film tells the story of St. Thomas the Apostle who reached the

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in AD 52 to spread the Gospel among the

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and locals who are today known as

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or Nasranis. He eventually established the Ezharappallikal or Seven and Half Churches in

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. These churches are at Kodungallur, Palayoor, Kottakkavu (Paravur), Kokkamangalam, Niranam, Nilackal (Chayal), Kollam and Thiruvithamcode (half church). He became a martyr in AD 72, at St. Thomas Mount near

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Cast

Mohan Sharma Mohan Sharma is an Indian film and television actor, film producer, director and screenwriter, who works in Cinema of South India, South Indian films. He has produced more than 15 films in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada. He became noted th ...

as St. Thomas *

Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair (16 October 191611 March 1997) was an Indian poet, playwright, script writer, lyricist, orator, film director and actor, though he is best known as an actor in Malayalam cinema. He is the recipient of Padma Shri fr ...

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 ...

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 ...

Unnimary Unni Mary is an Indian actress who works mainly in Malayalam films. She has also worked in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and Kannada films, where she used the screen name ''Deepa''. Personal life Unnimary was born 12 March 1962 to Augustine Fernandes ...

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 ...

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 ...

*Murali *

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Ushakumari Vennira Aadai Nirmala (born as A. B. Shanthi in Kumbakonam) is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. She was a prominent lead actress from 1960s and 70s. She is credited as Ushakumari in Malayalam film indus ...

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Soundtrack

The music was composed by

Salil Chowdhary Salil Chowdhury (19 November 1925 – 5 September 1995) was an Indian music director, songwriter, lyricist, writer and poet who predominantly composed for Bengali, Hindi and Malayalam films. He composed music for films in 13 languages. This inc ...

and Sebastian Joseph.

References

External links

* * Indian biographical films History of Kerala on film 1975 films 1970s Malayalam-language films 1970s Indian films Indian historical drama films 1970s historical drama films Films scored by Salil Chowdhury Cultural depictions of Thomas the Apostle 1975 drama films Films based on the Gospels Films set in Palestine (region) Films set in Jerusalem Films set in ancient Egypt Films set in the Roman Empire Film portrayals of Jesus' death and resurrection Films about the Nativity of Jesus Depictions of Herod the Great on film Portrayals of Jesus in film Portrayals of Mary, mother of Jesus, in film The Devil in film Cultural depictions of Herod the Great Cultural depictions of Judas Iscariot Cultural depictions of John the Baptist Biblical Magi in film Cultural depictions of Paul the Apostle Cultural depictions of Saint Peter Cultural depictions of Pontius Pilate Portrayals of Mary Magdalene in film Portrayals of Saint Joseph in film Christian mass media in India {{historic-film-stub