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Malamukalile Daivam

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Malamukalile Daivam
(The God Atop the Hill)
The cover of the screenplay published by D. C. Books
Directed byP. N. Menon
Written byKalpatta Balakrishnan
StarringGabril
Suresh
Sudharani
Kunjandi
Bala Singh
Lakshmi Subramanian
Unni Mary
Sathindran
Ranjith Kumar
CinematographyDeviprasad
Edited bySasi
Music byJohnson
Production
company
Suriamudra Films
Release date
  • 11 February 1983 (1983-02-11)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Malamukalile Daivam (The God Atop the Hill) is a 1983 Malayalam film directed by P. N. Menon. The film is set in a tribal village in Kerala where religious superstition and ignorance maintain stasis. A relatively intelligent boy escapes its oppressive confines and later returns, determined to bring enlightenment to the village. Gabril, Suresh, Sudharani, Kunjandi, Bala Singh, Lakshmi Subramanian, Unni Mary, Sathindran and Ranjith Kumar form the cast. Several critics consider the film as the most outstanding piece in Menon's filmography. The film won the National Film Awards for Best Regional Film and Best Child Artist (Suresh).

Cast

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  • Archana as Marie
  • Gabril as Ramachandran
  • Master Suresh as Kayama, younger Ramachandran
  • Sudharani as Sujatha
  • Kunjandi as Nambi
  • Bala Singh as the landlord
  • Sathindran as Nenchan
  • Ranjith Kumar as Kayama, Marie's son
  • Lakshmi Subramanian
  • PR Menon as Madhavan Master
  • Rani Abraham
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Further reading

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  • Malamukalile Daivam (Screenplay). D. C. Books. ISBN 81-300-0363-5.
  • From realistic cinema to the mythological (Interview with P. N. Menon). The Hindu. 22 November 1999.