Manimuzhakkam () is a 1976 Malayalam-language film directed by P. A. Backer and starring Harikeshan Thampi, Veeran, Johnson, Sankaradi, Saritha, Urmila, Vani, Cyril P. Jacob, Charulatha, Santhakumari, Sreenivasan and Meena Ganesh. This is the debut film of Sreenivasan. The film was scripted by Backer based on the novel Murippaadukal by Sarah Thomas.J.Ajith Kumar (14 September 2004). "Writing for all of humanity ". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 January 2013. It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam. The film also won the Kerala state awards for best film, best screenplay ( Backer), and best black & white cinematography (Vipin Das).
The film was shot in black-and-white even though colour films were common during those times (colour films became popular in Malayalam cinema only from 1978 to 1980 and good-quality colour films started being shot frequently only from 1983 onwards).
Cast Harikeshan Thampi as Jose Paul Veeran Cyril P Jacob Johnson Sankaradi Saritha Urmila Vani Charulatha Sreenivasan as vayaran Michael Santhakumari Meena Ganesh Immatty KPAC Beatrice Ponjikkara Kalyani Amma
Trivia Initially, director Backer had Mammootty in mind for the role of Michael, but it eventually went to Sreenivasan. 3 May 2024
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External links
http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=687