Achanum Bappayum is a 1972 Malayalam film directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and written by K. T. Muhammed. It stars K. P. Ummer, Jayabharathi, Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, Adoor Bhasi and Baby Sumathi in important roles. It won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration."Auteur par excellence". The Hindu. 18 June 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2011. K. J. Yesudas won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer and Vayalar Ramavarma won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics for the song " Manushyan Mathangale".
Plot Krishnan a Hindu man comes back from the jail after completing his sentence for killing his wife. He starts staying with his sister who is a follower of Sree Narayana Guru and her husband who is a communist. One night a Muslim lady comes to their house and dies leaving a newborn baby girl. Krishnan decides to adopt the child even against the protest from his sister, brother-in-law and Muslim and Hindu communities. He allows the girl to learn Islam religion and follow it. But he faces more problems when the girl reaches marriage age and falls in love with his nephew.
Cast Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair as Krishnan K. P. Ummer as Mustafa Jayabharathi as Aamina Adoor Bhasi as Madhavan Ayyappan Pillai Bahadoor as Abdulla Vincent as Devadas Master Raghu as Devadas Vijayakumari Meenakumari Philomina as Pathumma M. K. Kamalam Baby Sumathi as Aamina Sreemoolanagaram Vijayan
Soundtrack The music was composed by G. Devarajan and the lyrics were written by Vayalar Ramavarma. No. Song Singers Lyrics Length (m:ss) 1 "Daivame Kaithozhaam" P. Madhuri Vayalar Ramavarma 2 "Kanninum Kannaadikkum" P. Susheela Vayalar Ramavarma 3 "Kulikkumbololichu Njan" K. J. Yesudas Vayalar Ramavarma 4 "Manushyan Mathangale" K. J. Yesudas Vayalar Ramavarma 5 "Mohathinte Mukham" K. J. Yesudas Vayalar Ramavarma 6 "Oru Matham Oru Jathi" P. Madhuri, P. B. Sreenivas, Chorus Vayalar Ramavarma 7 "Ponninte Kolusumittu" P. Madhuri, Chorus Vayalar Ramavarma
Awards
National Film Award - 1972
Best Playback Singer - K J Yesudas
Best lyricist - Vayalar Ramavarma
References
External links Achanum Bappayum at the Malayalam Movie Database