Ahimsa (1981 film)

Ahimsa
Directed by	I. V. Sasi[1]
Written by	T. Damodaran
Produced by	P. V. Gangadharan Grihalakshmi
Starring	Sukumaran Mammootty Mohanlal Ratheesh Poornima Jayaram Menaka Seema
Narrated by	T. Damodaran
Cinematography	Jayanan Vincent A. Vincent
Edited by	K. Narayanan
Music by	A. T. Ummer
Release date	24 December 1981 (1981-12-24)
Running time	190 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Ahimsa (transl. Non-violence) is a 1981 Malayalam-language political film directed by I. V. Sasi and written by T. Damodaran, starring Sukumaran, Mammootty, Ratheesh, Poornima Jayaram, Seema, Balan K. Nair, Mohanlal and Menaka in other supporting roles.^[2][3] The film won two Kerala State Film Awards, for Second Best Actor (Mammootty) and Best Editor (Narayanan).^[4]

Plot

Talks about the Hindu-Muslim politics and conflicts in Kerala which connects with triggered by some of the feudal lords. The movie urges the audience with the importance of non-violence.

Cast

• Sukumaran as Devan
• Mammootty as Vasu
• Ratheesh as Bharathan
• Poornima Jayaram as Suma
• Menaka as Safiya
• Mohanlal as Mohan
• Lalu Alex as Raghu
• Jose Prakash as R. K.
• Balan K. Nair as Kunjutty
• Seema as Ani
• Jose as Suresh
• Kuthiravattom Pappu as Muthu
• Achankunju as Kuttayi
• Sukumari as Nirmala, Bharathan's Mother
• Prathapachandran as Govindan
• Sathaar as Biju
• P. K. Abraham
• T. G. Ravi as Peter
• Sreenivasan as Raju
• Swapna as Radha
• K.P.A.C. Sunny as Pappan
• Kunjandi as Musliar
• Kothuku Nanappan as Sankaran
• Kunchan as Chellappan
• Kuttyedathi Vilasini as Lakshmi
• Rajalakshmi
• K. T. C. Abdullah as Avukkar (Hajiyar's assistant)
• Baskara Kurup as Hajiyar
• Rajan Padoor

Box office

The film was commercial success.^[5][6]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack features four songs, all written by Bichu Thirumala and composed by A. T. Ummer.

Song	Singer(s)	Lyrics	Duration
Kaattu tharattum	K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki	Bichu Thirumala
Njanoru dhobhi	K. J. Yesudas	Bichu Thirumala
Jalasankhu pushpam	S. Janaki	Bichu Thirumala
Sulthano	K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki	Bichu Thirumala

References

1. "List of Malayalam films released during the year 1981". PRD, Government of Kerala. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
2. "Ahimsa". cinemalayalam.net. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
3. "Ahimsa". MMDB. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
4. Official Website Of Information And Public Relation Department Of Kerala Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
5. C S Venkiteswaran (8 November 2017). "Trendsetting titan". The Hindu.
6. "The End of an Epoch". The Hindu. 26 October 2017.

External links

• Ahimsa at IMDb