Maamaankam
Maamaankam is a 1979 Indian Malayalam-language historical drama film directed and produced by Navodaya Appachan, made under Navodaya Studio. It is based on the medieval Mamankam festival held every 12 years at the banks of river Bharathappuzha in Tirunavaya, Southern India. Written by N. Govindankutty, the film stars Prem Nazir, Jayan, Jose Prakash and Alummoodan in the lead roles. The film has musical score by K. Raghavan.Plot
Cast
- Prem Nazir as Chanthunni
- Jayan as Moosa
- Jose Prakash Manavikraman
- Alummoodan
- Ambika as Manipennu
- Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Chanthunni's mother
- Balan K. Nair
- Ceylon Manohar as Komappan
- K. R. Vijaya as Manka
- Poojappura Ravi as Zamorin's Warrior
- Bhavani as Suhara
- Kaduvakulam Antony as Velappan
- M. N. Nambiar as Thanayanjeri Pandhya Perumal
- Cochin Haneefa as Vellodi
- Sukumari as Cherutti
- G. K. Pillai as Thrithalakkal Gurukkal
- Nellikode Bhaskaran as Koya
Soundtrack
The music was composed by K. Raghavan and the lyrics were written by P. Bhaskaran.
