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Mannu 
Directed by K. G. George Written by Dr. Pavithran Starring Soman
P. K. Abraham
Sharada
SukumaranMusic by A. T. Ummer Cinematography Ramachandra Babu Editing by Ravi Studio Susmitha Productions Release date(s) 1978 Running time 134 minutes Country India Language Malayalam Mannu (English: The Soil) is a 1978 Malayalam film directed by K. G. George with Soman, P. K. Abraham, Sharada and Sukumaran in the lead roles.
Plot
Mannu is about the struggle between Damu, a tenant whose legal right to his land is obscure, and Krishnan Nair, a rapacious landlord. The local leader of the party, comrade Mulamkadan, supports the tenant. and the landlord's political strategy to evict the tenant fails. When the landlord gores to a Nambudiri priest, the priest advises recourse to the Lord.
One morning a Devi Vigraha (an idol) is discovered on Damu's land. The villagers are awed; the landlord promptly declares his intention to build a temple on the land. Damu tries to fight both landlord and superstition from within the village and fails. Krishnan Nair is killed and Damu is forced to go underground. His wife continues to fight to regain land that is rightfully hers. Krishnan Nair's son, Rajan returns from the front and searches for Damu, eventually tracking him down.
Will he live out his role as landlord or will he imagine a justice in which Damu has a share?
Cast
A screenshot from the film
- Soman as Damu
- P. K. Abraham as Krishnan Nair
- Sharada as Damu's wife
- Sukumaran as Krishnan Nair's son
- Adoor Bhasi
- Nellikkodu Bhaskaran as Communist Party of India Activist
- Kuthiravattom Pappu
- Seema
- Mallika
- Jayabharathi
External links
- Mannu at the Internet Movie Database
- Mannu at Cinemaofmalayalam.net
Categories:- 1978 films
- Indian films
- Malayalam-language films
- 1970s Malayalam-language films
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