Adiverukal (transl. Deep roots) is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language social problem film directed by P. Anil (in his directorial debut) and written by T. Damodaran from a story by Peruvanthanam Sukumaran. It was produced by Mohanlal and Century Kochumon under the company Chears Films. The film stars Mohanlal, Karthika, Sukumari and Jagathy Sreekumar. The film has musical score and songs composed by Shyam.[1][2][3]
| Adiverukal | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster designed by P. N. Menon | |
| Directed by | P. Anil |
| Screenplay by | T. Damodaran |
| Story by | Peruvanthanam Sukumaran |
| Produced by | Mohanlal Century Kochumon |
| Starring | Mohanlal Karthika Suresh Gopi Mukesh |
| Cinematography | Jayanan Vincent |
| Edited by | K. Narayanan |
| Music by | Shyam |
Production company | Chears Films |
| Distributed by | Century Release |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
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This is a film about fighting against exploitation of forest through poaching animals, illegally logging trees, cultivating cannabis, etc.
Cast
edit- Mohanlal as Balakrishnan
- Karthika as Sreedevi
- Sukumari as Saraswathi Amma
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Koshy Cheriyan
- Suresh Gopi as Jayachandran
- Mukesh as Ranger Sajan Varghese
- Thilakan as Raghava Panicker
- Nedumudi Venu
- Rohini as Annakutti
- Augustine as Sathyan, Manager
- Babu Namboothiri as Josephkutty
- Jagannatha Varma as Unnithan
- Kundara Johnny as Kootuvadi Vasu
- Kunjandi as Mooppan
- Kuthiravattam Pappu as Kelu Nair
- CI Paul as Forest Conservator Vishwanathan
- Priya as Selvi
- Bastian Vinayachandran as Vinayan
- Vijayan Peringodu as M.L.A Kuriakose
- Thodupuzha Vasanthi as Thresia
Production
editAdiverukal was the directorial debut of P. Anil, who was the associate director of I. V. Sasi. The ecotourism area Thenmala in Kollam district was the filming location. The elephant used in the film was brought from Thrissur. Mohanlal escaped from the elephant attack several times while filming.[4][5]
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by Shyam and the lyrics were written by Bichu Thirumala.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Maamazhakkaade" | K. S. Chithra | Bichu Thirumala |
| 2 | "Thenaari Thenkaashi" | K. S. Chithra, Chorus, Krishnachandran | Bichu Thirumala |
References
edit- ^ "Adiverukal". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ "Adiverukal". malayalasangeetham.info. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ "Adiverukal". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ "തുമ്പികൈ കൊണ്ട് ആന ലാലിനെ ഒറ്റയടി....മോഹൻലാലിന് ആനയുടെ ആക്രമണം നേരിടേണ്ടി വന്നതിനെ കുറിച്ച് ബാബു നമ്പൂതിരി". Kerala Kaumudi (in Malayalam). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Mohanlal turns teacher for Class 10 student". The News Minute. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
External links
edit- Adiverukal at IMDb
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