Janmabhoomi (film)

Janmabhoomi
Directed by	John Sankaramangalam
Produced by	John Sankaramangalam
Written by	John Sankaramangalam
Starring	Madhu, Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, S. P. Pillai, Ushakumari, T. R. Omana
Music by	B. A. Chidambaranath
Cinematography	Ashok Kumar
Editing by	Ravi Kadakkal
Studio	Rooparekha
Distributed by	Dinny Films
Release dates	February 20, 1969 (1969-02-20)
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Janmabhoomi (English: Home Land) is a 1969 Malayalam film written, directed and produced by John C. Sankaramangalam with Madhu, Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, S. P. Pillai and Ushakumari in the star cast.^[1] It marks the directorial debut of John Sankaramangalam who later directed critically acclaimed feature films like Avalalppam Vaikippoyi (1971) and Samantharam (1985).^[2] It won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration.

Cast

• Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair as Mathai
• Madhu as John
• S. P. Pillai as Pillai
• Manavalan Joseph as Usman
• Janardhanan as Nambiar
• Ramchand as Kunhan
• Ushakumari as Madhavi
• Shobha as Chembi
• T. R. Omana as Mariya
• Snehalatha as Thresya
• K. V. Sharada as Grameena
• Baby Saroja as Baby
• Baby Shanthi as Balan

Production

The film was made with financial support from the Film Finance Corporation. The film was shot in Wayanad on the Western Ghats.

The Film was distributed by Dinny Films. ^[3]

Awards

The film won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration for its theme of religious co-existence.^[3]

References

1. ↑ Bibekananda Ray, Naveen Joshi (2005). Conscience of the race: India's offbeat cinema. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Publications Division (India). p. 118. 
2. ↑ "John Shankaramangalam - Person Information". Complete Index to World Film (CITWF). Retrieved April 27, 2011. 
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Sixties: Collective Cinema". Public Relation Department, Government of Kerala. Retrieved April 27, 2011. 

External links

• Janmabhoomi at the Malayalam Movie Database