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Wikipedia article




'Mannu' is a 1978 Malayalam film directed by K. G. George with Soman, P. K. Abraham, Sharada and Sukumaran in the lead roles. The feudal melodrama about greed & superstition narrates a tale of the struggle of the poor Damu (Soman) & his wife (Sharada) against the powerful landlord (P. K. Abraham) over tenancy rights.

Plot



'Mannu' is about the struggle between Damu, a tenant whose legal right to his land is obscure, and Krishnan Nair, a rapacious landlord. The local leader of the party, comrade Mulamkadan, supports the tenant. and the landlord's political strategy to evict the tenant fails. When the landlord goes to a Nambudiri priest, the priest advises recourse to the Lord.

One morning a 'Devi Vigraha' (an idol) is discovered on Damu's land. The villagers are awed; the landlord promptly declares his intention to build a temple on the land. Damu tries to fight both landlord and superstition from within the village and fails. Krishnan Nair is killed and Damu is forced to go underground. His wife continues to fight to regain land that is rightfully hers. Krishnan Nair's son, Rajan returns from the front and searches for Damu, eventually tracking him down.

Cast



* Soman as Damu

* P. K. Abraham as Krishnan Nair

* Sharada as Paru, Damu's wife

* Sukumaran as Rajan, Krishnan Nair's son

* Adoor Bhasi as Supran Thirumeni

* Nellikkodu Bhaskaran as Mulankadan

* Kuthiravattom Pappu as Keshavan

* Mallika Sukumaran as Naani

*Kunjandi as Kakka

*Santha Devi as Krishnan's mother

*Nilambur Balan as Velappan

*Sreenivasan as Mathai

*R. K. Nair as Raghavan

Soundtrack



The music was composed by A. T. Ummer and the lyrics were written by Dr Pavithran.

References




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