Ee Nadu
| Ee Nadu | |
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| Directed by | I. V. Sasi |
| Written by | T. Damodaran |
| Produced by | N. G. John |
| Starring | Balan K. Nair Ratheesh Mammootty T. G. Ravi Kuthiravattam Pappu Krishnachandran |
| Cinematography | S. S. Chandramohan C. E. Babu |
| Edited by | K. Narayanan |
| Music by | Shyam |
| Distributed by | Geo Pictures |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Ee Nadu is a 1982 Indian Malayalam-language political film directed by I. V. Sasi, written by T. Damodaran, and starring Balan K. Nair, Ratheesh, Mammootty and T. G. Ravi.[1][2] The film was remade in Telugu with the same name.[3] It was also remade in Hindi as Yeh Desh and in Tamil as .[4]
Plot[]
Spurious liquor supplied by governmental arrack outlets kills several poor people in Kerala. People hit the streets to demand justice. They want the culprits to be brought to book.
This film was loosely based on a liquor poisoning mishap occurred in Vypeen Kerala India Known as Vypeen alcohol poisonings in 1982 claiming 77 lives
Cast[]
- Balan K. Nair as Comrade Krishna Pillai
- Ratheesh as Venu
- Mammootty as Salim
- T. G. Ravi as Karunakaran
- Ravindran as. Prathapan
- Anjali Naidu as Nabeeza Salim
- Sreenivasan as P. P. Sreenivasan
- Krishnachandran as Sasi
- Lalu Alex as A.S.P. Alexander
- Prathapachandran as Minister Govindan
- Sankaradi as. Kuttyahamed
- Vanitha Krishnachandran as Radha
- Aranmula Ponnamma as Parvathiamma
- Santhakumari as Dakshayani
- Paravoor Bharathan as Bharathan
- Shubha as Sreedevi
- Kunjandi as Bheeran
- Alummoodan as Reporter
- Manavalan Joseph as Police Constable
- Sathaar as Rajagopala Varma
- Thrissur Elsy as Maria
- Kuthiravattom Pappu as Khader
- G. K. Pillai as Joshi John
- Surekha as Chempakam
- Achankunju as Porinju
- Thodupuzha Radhakrishnan as Majeed
- Nellikode Bhaskaran as Gopalan
- P. K. Abraham as College Principal
Release[]
The film released on 14 April 1982.
Box office[]
The film was the highest grossing South Indian film at that time.[5] The film was commercial success.[6][7][8]
Soundtrack[]
The music was composed by Shyam and the lyrics were written by Yusufali Kechery.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aakaasha Perunthachan" | S. Janaki, J. M. Raju | Yusufali Kechery |
| 2 | "Ambili Manavatti Azhakulla Manavaatti" | K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki, P. Jayachandran, C. O. Anto, J. M. Raju, S. P. Sailaja | Yusufali Kechery |
| 3 | "Iru Meyyaanennaalum" (Bit)[clarify] | J. M. Raju | Yusufali Kechery |
| 4 | "Maanathe Hoori Pole" | Unni Menon, Chorus | Yusufali Kechery |
| 5 | "Maanathe Kottaarathil" (Bit)[clarify] | S. Janaki | Yusufali Kechery |
| 6 | "Thattedi Sosamme" | Chorus, J. M. Raju, Krishnachandran | Yusufali Kechery |
Awards[]
- Filmfare Award for Best Film - Malayalam won by N.G. John (1982)[9]
References[]
- ^ "Ee Naadu". MalayalaChalachithram. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Ee Naadu". malayalasangeetham.info. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
- ^ "Sunday Vol.9-10(March-July)1982". ANANDA BAZAR PUBLICATION, CALCUTTA. 1982.
- ^ "From Poochakkoru Mookuthi to Virus, 7 Times when Malayalam Cinema Handled Ensemble Multi-Narrative Movies in the Right Way! |