Dweepu


Dweepu is a 1977 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Ramu Kariat. The film stars Jose, Shobha, Kuttyedathi Vilasini and Alleppey Ashraf in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Salil Chowdhury and original songs by M. S. Baburaj.

Plot

Chandran, who is from a poor family, struggles to earn a living. However, his life takes a turn when he gets a job as a teacher in Lakshadweep.

Cast

  • Jose as Chandran
  • Shobha
  • Kuttyedathi Vilasini
  • Alleppey Ashraf
  • Prathapachandran as Chandran's Father
  • Aboobacker as Hassan
  • Baby Ambika
  • KPAC Premachandran
  • Kedamangalam Ali
  • Lakshmisre
  • Prathima
  • Salim Raj
  • Abbas
  • Surabhi Sundhar
  • Bhasi K Nair
  • Dr. Madhavan Nair
  • Shafi
  • Ani
  • Geetha
  • Anna
  • Eenashu
  • Vijaykumar
  • Prasad
  • Paravanna
  • P.C George

    Soundtrack

The music was composed by Salil Chowdhury and M.S. Baburaj, with the former composing the film score and latter the songs. The lyrics for five songs were written by Yusufali Kechery, and one song by Vayalar Ramavarma.
No.SongSingersLyricsLength
1"Aaranyaanthara" Kalanilayam RajasekharanVayalar Ramavarma
2"Allithaamara Mizhiyaale"P. JayachandranYusufali Kechery
3"Kadale Neelakkadale"Talat MahmoodYusufali Kechery
4"Kanneerin Mazhayathum"P. SusheelaYusufali Kechery
5"Kanneerin Mazhayathum"Kalyani MenonYusufali Kechery
6"Manimeghappallakkil"P. JayachandranYusufali Kechery

Additional information

This was Jose's debut movie. He has since acted in nearly 100 movies.