Meenamasathile Sooryan () is a 1986 Indian Malayalam language film, written and directed by Lenin Rajendran and produced by C. G. Bhaskaran. It is based on the Kannada novel Chirasmarane (1955) by Niranjana. The film stars Venu Nagavally, Murali, Vijay Menon, Kakka Ravi, and Shobana in the lead roles. The film has musical score by M. B. Sreenivasan.
Plot The movie is based on the famous 1941 Kayyur Revolt in Kasargod district against the landlords and British Police. Four Communist Party members - Madathil Appu, Abubacker, Chirukandan, and Kunjambu Nair - oppose this. They are sentenced to hang because a constable was accidentally killed during the revolt.
Cast
Venu Nagavally as Madathil Appu Murali as Abubakar Vijay Menon as Chirukandan (voice dubbed by Professor Aliyar) Kakka Ravi as Kunjambu Nair (voice dubbed by Narendra Prasad) Shobana as Revathy Sukumari as Abubakar's mother Innocent as Adikari KPAC Lalitha as Chirukandan's mother Nedumudi Venu as Pokkayi Vinayan as Madhavan Bharath Gopi as E. K. Nayanar Mashu Prasannan Krishnankutty Nair as Police officer Achankunju as Police officer Balan K. Nair as Police officer KPAC Sunny as Jail warden Kannur Sreelatha as Kalyani Karamana Janardanan Nair as Janmi Ragini as Jaanu/Appu's wife Soorya Thrissur Elsy
Production Meenamasathile Sooryan was adapted from the Niranjana novel Chirasmarane (1955).
Soundtrack The music was composed by M. B. Sreenivasan and the lyrics were written by Ezhacheri Ramachandran and O. N. V. Kurup.
No. Song Singers Lyrics Length (m:ss) 1 "Adaykkaakkuruvikal" S. Janaki Ezhacheri Ramachandran 2 "Elelam Kilimakale" K. J. Yesudas Ezhacheri Ramachandran 3 "Iruttinethire" Ezhacheri Ramachandran 4 "Ithanu Kayyoor" O. N. V. Kurup 5 "Maarikkaar Meyunna" K. J. Yesudas, Vani Jairam Ezhacheri Ramachandran 6 "Sathyame" Chorus Ezhacheri Ramachandran
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