Sphodanam

Sphodanam
Directed by	P. G. Viswambharan
Produced by	Babu; K. J. Thomas
Written by	Alleppey Sheriff
Starring	Sukumaran; M. G. Soman; Mammootty; Ravikumar; Seema; Balan K. Nair; K. P. Ummer; Kuthiravattam Pappu; Sankaradi; Mala Aravindan; Jagathi Sreekumar
Music by	Sankar Ganesh
Cinematography	U. Rajagopal
Edited by	K. Narayanan
Distributed by	Vijaya Movies
Release date	9 April 1981;
Country	India
Language	Malayalam
Budget	60 lakhs

Sphodanam (explosion) is a 1981 Malayalam-language Indian family feature film, directed by P. G. Viswambharan, starring Sukumaran, M. G. Soman, Sajin, Ravikumar and Seema.

Synopsis

Sphodanam is the story of two people who have to fight for justice against the landlord as they are the voice of the working class. Ultimately good wins the battle over evil, but it suffers many.

Cast

Sukumaran as Gopi
M. G. Soman as Surendran
Mammootty as Thankappan
Ravikumar as Engineer
Seema as Lalitha
Sheela as Devaki
Balan K. Nair as Muthalali
K. P. Ummer as Police Officer
Prameela as Narayanapilla's wife
Kuthiravattam Pappu as Narayana Pilla
Sankaradi as Krishnan
Santhakumari as Muthalali's wife
Shubha as Gouri
Mala Aravindan as Vasu Pilla
Jagathi Sreekumar as Kuttan Pilla
Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Gopi's mother
Santo Krishnan as Kunjappi
KPAC Premachandran as Sankaran
Preman

Production

Sphodanam was one of the earliest films of actor Mammootty, before he being turned a major star. In a late interview to a film weekly, actress Sheela, who played the lead lady in Sphodanam and was also the producer of the film, recalled the events during the shoot. A scene wherein actors Sukumaran, and Mammootty jumping across a prison wall was shot with a foam bed lying upon the ground on which the actors would fall. Mammootty, who was just a newbie actor at the time, was refused to have the privilege of a bed as a protection by the director P. G. Vishwambharan. Vishwambharan said a new face like Mammootty doesn't deserve such privileges, though Sheela argued with him against such a discrimination. Mammootty, however, jumped from the wall without the safety bed and suffered an injury to his leg. The actor completed his remaining portions with the fractured leg.[1]

Trivia

This was released alongside Thusharam, which was the blockbuster for Vishu in 1981.
Mammootty's almost parallel character to hero Sukumaran was much noticed.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Shankar Ganesh and the lyrics were written by O. N. V. Kurup.

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics
1	"Kaarkuzhalil Poovu Choodiya"	K. J. Yesudas	O. N. V. Kurup
2	"Maari Maari Poomaari"	S. Janaki, Chorus	O. N. V. Kurup
3	"Nashtappeduvaanillonnum"	K. J. Yesudas, Chorus	O. N. V. Kurup
4	"Valakilukkam Kelkkanallo"	P. Jayachandran, Vani Jairam, B. Vasantha, Jolly Abraham	O. N. V. Kurup

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References

Farsana Jaleel (26 September 2016). "Sheela about Mammootty's dedication". Kerala Kaumudi. Retrieved 18 October 2017.

External links

Sphodanam on IMDb

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[1] Farsana Jaleel (26 September 2016). "Sheela about Mammootty's dedication". Kerala Kaumudi. Retrieved 18 October 2017.