Dhwani

Dhwani
Directed by	A. T. Abu
Produced by	Amjad Ali
Written by	P. R. Nathan
Starring	Jayaram Shobhana Prem Nazir Jayabharathi Vaikom Muhammad Basheer Suresh Gopi
Music by	Naushad
Release date(s)	1988
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Dhwani is a 1988 Malayalam musical romance film directed by A. T. Abu. It was the last completed film of veteran actor and evergreen hero of Malayalam cinema Prem Nazir who died on 16 January 1989.^[1][2] The film has music composed by Naushad. It stars Jayaram and Shobhana in the lead roles. Suresh Gopi also makes an appearance in the movie. Noted writer Vaikom Muhammad Basheer makes a special appearance as the visitor at the hospital. The film was a huge hit due to several factors like the excellent performances by the cast and the rousing music scored by veteran composer Naushad, his first and only score for a Malayalam film.^[3]

Cast

• Jayaram as Shabari
• Shobhana as Devi
• Prem Nazir as Rajasekharan Nair
• Jayabharathi as Malathi
• Suresh Gopi as Dinesh
• Karamana Janardanan Nair as Kuttisankaran
• Thilakan as Vettukuzhy
• Sukumari as Thankamani
• Nedumudi Venu as Shekharan
• Innocent as Rappayi
• Jagathi Sreekumar ... Manikanta Pillai
• K. P. Ummer ... Omalloor Sadasivan
• Sabitha Anand ... Kanakam
• Balan K. Nair ... Bahuleyan
• Rohini ... Sunitha
• Vaikom Muhammad Basheer ... the visitor at the hospital (special appearance)

Soundtrack

Dhwani
Soundtrack album by Naushad
Released	1988
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Naushad chronology
Love and God (1986) Dhwani (1988) Teri Payal Mere Geet (1989)

The score and soundtrack for the movie are composed by renowned musician Naushad. It remains as the only Malayalam movie for which Naushad had composed music for. The lyrics are written by poet Yusuf Ali Kechery in Malayalam and Sanskrit. The soundtrack is highly regarded as one of the best and classic songs of all times in Malayalam film music.^[3]

Song	Artist(s)	Raga
"Aankuyile Thenkuyile"	K. J. Yesudas
"Anuraaga Lola"	K. J. Yesudas, P. Susheela	Velavali
"Maanasa Nilayil"	K. J. Yesudas	Abheri
"Oru Ragamaala Korthu"	K. J. Yesudas
"Jaanaki Jaane"	K. J. Yesudas	Yamuna Kalyani
"Jaanaki Jaane"	P. Susheela	Yamuna Kalyani
"Rathi Sukha Saaramayi"	K. J. Yesudas	Sindhu Bhairavi

References

1. ^ "A stalwart on the Malayalam screen". The Hindu. February 5, 1989. http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/94ff8a4a35a9b8876525698d002642a9/9f435eb794024266652572bb003d3623/$FILE/A0190033.pdf. Retrieved April 29, 2011. 
2. ^ India Today. Volume 14. Living Media India Pvt. Ltd. 1989. pp. 45–48. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Renuka Narayanan. (April 9, 2011). "The song of songs for this Tuesday". The Hindustan Times. Retrieved April 28, 2011.

External links

• Dhwani at the Internet Movie Database