Manimuzhakkam

Manimuzhakkam (English: The Tolling of Bells) is a 1976 Malayalam–language feature film directed by P. A. Backer and starring Harikeshan Thampi, Veeran, Johnson, Sankaradi, Saritha, Urmila, Vani, Charulatha, Santhakumari and Meena Ganesh.^[1][2] The film was scripted by Backer based on the novel Murippaadukal by Sarah Thomas.^[3] It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam and the Kerala State Film Award for Best Film. The film was shot in black-and-white even though colour films were common during those times.

Plot summary

Jose Paul is a young man brought up in a Roman Catholic orphanage and later transferred to his Hindu ancestral home, where he is subtly persuaded to conform to Hindu religious beliefs. The film chronicles Jose's attempts to establish an identity for himself in a situation full of conflicts.

Cast

• Harikeshan Thampi
• Veeran
• Johnson
• Sankaradi
• Saritha
• Urmila
• Vani
• Charulatha
• Sreenivasan
• Santhakumari
• Meena Ganesh
• Immatty
• Beatrice
• Ponjikkara Kalyani Amma

References

1. ↑ Sanjit Narwekar (1994). Directory of Indian film-makers and films. Flicks Books. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-313-29284-2. 
2. ↑ Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen (1999). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-85170-455-5. 
3. ↑ J.Ajith Kumar (14 September 2004). "Writing for all of humanity ". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 January 2013.

External links

• Manimuzhakkam at the Internet Movie Database
• http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=687