1973 Indian film
| Achani | |
|---|---|
 VCD cover | |
| Directed by | A. Vincent |
| Screenplay by | Thoppil Bhasi |
| Story by | Karaikudi Narayanan |
| Produced by | K. Ravindran Nair |
| Starring | Prem Nazir Nanditha Bose Adoor Bhasi Sankaradi Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair |
| Cinematography | Venkit Prakash |
| Edited by | G. Venkitaraman |
| Music by | G. Devarajan |
| Production company | General Pictures |
| Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Achani (Accāṇi, transl. Axle) is a 1973 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by A. Vincent and produced by K. Ravindran Nair. The film stars Prem Nazir, Nanditha Bose, Adoor Bhasi and Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair. It tells the story of a tailor and the trials and tribulations of his family. The film was a commercial success and the proceeds from the film was donated by the producer for the construction of a Quilon Public Library in Quilon, Kerala. The film was adapted from the Tamil stage play of same name written by Karaikudi Narayanan.
Plot
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Cast
- Prem Nazir as Vasu
- Nanditha Bose as Seetha
- Adoor Bhasi as Kaimal
- Sankaradi as Banker Menon
- Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair as Raghavan Muthalali
- Bahadoor as Appu
- Vincent as Gopi
- Sudheer as Babu
- Sujatha as Uma
- Meena as Srimathi Raghavan
- Philomina as Mariammam
- Sreelatha as Kalyani
- Master Sathyajith
- Master Prasad
- K. J. Yesudas (Guest appearance as himself)
- John Varghees
- J.A.R Anand
- Ramankutty Nair
- Raghava Menon
- Aravindhakshan
- Vijaya
Soundtrack
The music was composed by G. Devarajan, with lyrics by P. Bhaskaran. The songs of the film were hits during the time, especially "Ente Swapnathin", sung playback and on screen by K. J. Yesudas.
| Song | Singer(s) |
|---|---|
| "Ente Swapnathin" | K. J. Yesudas |
| "Mallikabaanan Thante" | P. Jayachandran P. Madhuri |
| "Manivilakkananju" | P. Susheela |
| "Neela Neela Samudra" | P. Madhuri |
| "Samayamaam Nadi" | P. Susheela |
References
- ^ Vijayakumar, B. (25 May 2014). "Achani: 1973". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 June 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- Pereira, Ignatius (11 June 2014). "A library that owes its birth to a movie". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- "അച്ചാണി (1973)". malayalasangeetham.info (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- "Achani". JioSaavn. January 1973. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2022.