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Wikipedia article
'Unaroo' is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language political drama film directed by Mani Ratnam and written by T. Damodaran, starring Mohanlal, Sukumaran, Ratheesh, Sabitha Anand, Ashokan and Balan K. Nair, with music composed by Ilaiyaraaja and cinematography by Ramachandra Babu. The film gives the inside view of the problems that arose in the labour trade union parties in Kerala. It was released on 14 April 1984.
Plot
Cast
*Mohanlal as Ramu
*Sukumaran as Janardanan
*Ratheesh as Peter
*Sabitha Anand as Marry
*Balan K. Nair
*Unni Mary
*Krishnachandran
*Ashokan
*Jagannatha Varma
*Lalu Alex
*Kundara Johny
*Prathapachandran
*Philomina
*Paravoor Bharathan
*Janardhanan
*Sathyakala
Production
Producer N. G. John, who had experienced success with 'Ee Nadu' (1982) and 'Iniyengilum' (1983), had been impressed with Mani Ratnam's debut film 'Pallavi Anu Pallavi' (1983), a Kannada film that tackled a complex subject. John offered Ratnam the chance to direct a Malayalam film for his production house. Ratnam initially narrated the script of 'Mouna Ragam' (1986), then titled 'Divya', to John but the producer wanted to make a political film. Subsequently, he began work on 'Unaroo', which revolved around corruption in the labour union movement and scripted the film alongside John and Damodaran. Ratnam revealed that he struggled with the film, owing to its alien concept from his previous film on human relationships, as well as due to the sheer number of artistes involved. The film began production in February 1984 and was shot in a single stretch.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and the lyrics were written by Yusufali Kechery.
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