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Sallapam
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Wikipedia article
'Sallapam' is a 1996 Malayalam-language film directed by Sundar Das and written by A. K. Lohithadas, starring Manoj K. Jayan, Dileep and Manju Warrier. The music was composed by Johnson. The film was remade in Telugu as 'Egire Paavurama'.
Synopsis
Radha comes from a poor family and dreams of becoming a great singer. She falls in love with Sasikumar, who calls himself Junior Yesudas. Sasikumar is also from a poor family. When Radha asks to marry Sasikumar, he says he is helpless as he has a lot of responsibilities and he does not have the money. Radha decides to commit suicide but is rescued by her cousin whom she understands was in love with her.
Cast
* Manoj K. Jayan as Divakaran
* Dileep as Sasikumar / Junior Yesudas
* Manju Warrier as Radha(voice-over by Sreeja)
* Bindu Panicker as Padmini
* Kozhikode Sarada as Divakaran's Mom
* Mala Aravindan as Kunjookuttan Ashaari
* N. F. Varghese as Chandran Nair
* Valsala Menon as Leelavathi Thampuratti
* Abubakkar as Damodaran
* Kalabhavan Mani as Rajappan
* Jagannatha Varma as Prabhakara Varma
* Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Madhava Menon
* Salu Kuttanadu as Raghavan
* Mammukoya as Railway worker
* Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri as Singer at the temple
* Ottapalam Pappan
* Manju Sahteesh
Music
The songs were composed by Johnson, with lyrics by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri.
Reception
'Sallapam' was released at the same time as 'Hitler' and 'Kaalapani', but emerged as a superhit.
Box office
The film became both a critical and commercial success.
References
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