Meenamasathile Sooryan

Meenamasathile Sooryan
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Directed byLenin Rajendran
Screenplay byLenin Rajendran
Produced byC. G. Bhaskaran
StarringShobana
Venu Nagavally
Murali
Vijay Menon
Kakka Ravi
CinematographyShaji N. Karun
Edited byRavi
Music byM. B. Sreenivasan
Production
company
Sauhruda Chithra
Distributed bySauhruda Chithra
Release date
  • 28 May 1986 (1986-05-28)
Running time
117 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Meenamasathile Sooryan (lit.'Midsummer Sun')[1] is a 1986 Indian Malayalam language film, directed by Lenin Rajendran and produced by C. G. Bhaskaran. It is based on the Kannada novel Chirasmarane (1955) by Niranjana.[2] The film stars Venu Nagavally, Murali, Vijay Menon, Kakka Ravi, and Shobana in the lead roles. The film has musical score by M. B. Sreenivasan.[3][4]

Plot

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The movie is based on the famous 1941 Kayyur Revolt in Kasargod district against the landlords and British Police. Four Communist Party members - Madathil Appu, Abubacker, Chirukandan, and Kunjambu Nair - oppose this. They are sentenced to hang because a constable was accidentally killed during the revolt.

Cast

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Production

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Meenamasathile Sooryan was adapted from the Niranjana novel Chirasmarane (1955).[1]

Soundtrack

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The music was composed by M. B. Sreenivasan and the lyrics were written by Ezhacheri Ramachandran and O. N. V. Kurup.

No. Song Singers Lyrics Length (m:ss)
1 "Adaykkaakkuruvikal" S. Janaki Ezhacheri Ramachandran
2 "Elelam Kilimakale" K. J. Yesudas Ezhacheri Ramachandran
3 "Iruttinethire" Ezhacheri Ramachandran
4 "Ithanu Kayyoor" O. N. V. Kurup
5 "Maarikkaar Meyunna" K. J. Yesudas, Vani Jairam Ezhacheri Ramachandran
6 "Sathyame" Chorus Ezhacheri Ramachandran

References

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  1. ^ a b c Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press. p. 471. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.
  2. ^ "Prominent Malayalam film director Lenin Rajendran passes away".
  3. ^ "Meenamaasathile Sooryan". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Meenamaasathile Sooryan". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
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