Puthiya Velicham
| Puthiya Velicham | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Sreekumaran Thampi |
| Screenplay by | Sreekumaran Thampi |
| Produced by | S. Kumar |
| Starring | Jayan Jayabharathi Srividya Jagathy Sreekumar |
| Cinematography | N. A. Thara |
| Edited by | K. Narayanan |
| Music by | Salil Chowdhury |
Production company | Sastha Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Puthiya Velicham (transl. New light) is a 1979 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Sreekumaran Thampi and produced by S. Kumar. The film stars Jayan, Jayabharathi, Srividya and Jagathy Sreekumar. It is a remake of the Hindi film Phool Aur Patthar.[1]
Plot
Cast
- Jayan as Venu
- Jose Prakash as John
- Jayabharathi as Lilli
- Srividya as Lakshmi
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Parippi vada
- Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair as Lohithakshan Bagavathar
- Janardhanan
- Hari as Inspector Viswambaran
- Sankaradi as Panikkar
- Philomina as Althara Amma
- Lissy
- Sreelatha Namboothiri as Sindhu Bhairavi
- Meena
- Poojappura Ravi as Vaidhyar Keshavan Nair
- Master Raghu as Kochu Govindhan
- Usha Kumari as Dancer
- Jayamalini as Dancer
- Javadevi as Dancer
- Arur Sathyan
- Vijayaraj
- Jaggu
- Haripad Soman
- Aravindhakshan
- Gandhikuttan
- Sethu
- Radhakrishnan
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Salil Chowdhury, with lyrics by Sreekumaran Thampi.[2]
| Song | Singers |
|---|---|
| "Aaraattukadavil" | P. Jayachandran |
| "Aararo Swapnajaalakam" | Ambili |
| "Chuvannapattum Thettippoovum" | P. Susheela, Chorus |
| "Jil Jil Jil Chilambanangi" | P. Susheela, P. Jayachandran |
| "Manasse Nin Ponnambalam" | S. Janaki |
| "Poovirinjallo" | K. J. Yesudas |
Box office
The film was commercial success.[3]
References
- ^ Vijayakumar, B. (16 March 2015). "Puthiya Velicham: 1979". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "പുതിയ വെളിച്ചം (1979)". malayalasangeetham.info (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Sreekumaran Thampi to get 25th J C Daniel award". Deccan Chronicle. 29 May 2018. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.