Malamukalile Daivam (The God Atop the Hill) is a 1983 Malayalam film directed by P. N. Menon. The film is set in a tribal village in Kerala where religious superstition and ignorance reign supreme. A relatively intelligent boy escapes its oppressive confines and later returns, determined to bring enlightenment to the village. Gabril, Suresh, Sudharani, Kunjandi, Bala Singh, Lakshmi Subramanian, Unni Mary, Sathindran and Ranjith Kumar form the cast. Several critics consider the film as the most outstanding piece in Menon's filmography. The film won the National Film Awards for Best Regional Film and Best Child Artist (Suresh).
Cast Archana as Marie Gabril as Ramachandran Master Suresh as Kayama, younger Ramachandran Sudharani as Sujatha Kunjandi as Nambi Bala Singh as the landlord Sathindran as Nenchan Ranjith Kumar as Kayama, Marie's son Lakshmi Subramanian PR Menon as Madhavan Master Rani Abraham
External links Malamukalile Daivam at the British Film Institute Movie Database
Malamukalile Daivam at the Malayalam Movie Database
Further reading
From realistic cinema to the mythological (Interview with P. N. Menon). The Hindu. 22 November 1999.