Adimakal Udamakal
| Adimakal Udamakal | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster designed by P. N. Menon | |
| Directed by | I. V. Sasi |
| Written by | T. Damodaran |
| Produced by | Raju Mathew |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jayaram V. |
| Edited by | K. Narayanan |
| Music by | Shyam |
Production company | Century Films |
| Distributed by | Century Release |
Release date |
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Running time | 149 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Adimakal Udamakal (transl. Slaves are the masters) is a 1987 Indian Malayalam-language political film directed by I. V. Sasi and written by T. Damodaran, starring Mammootty, Mohanlal, Nalini and Seema. Ratheesh, Mukesh, Urvashi, Jagathi Sreekumar, Captain Raju, Lissy, Sukumari and Santhakumari play supporting roles.
Plot
It is a political film on trade union and its functioning in factories. Trade Union is headed by Raghavan. Mill Owner brings new manager Mohan Cheriyan to solve the company's issues with trade union leaders. Meanwhile, Indu, Mill Owner's sister is attracted to Mohan. Nexus between politicians and factory owners dumping workers for their selfish deeds is also highlighted. When the company is about to lay off due to union problems, Raghavan suggests a new formula for solving the company issues and this saves the company. The issue is resolved. However many union members turn against Raghavan. During the climax, chaos breaks out and Raghavan is killed by his own union members who despise him. Mohan is seen holding cloth covered in Raghavan's blood symbolizing Communist flag(red) and idea of "blood and sweat".
Cast
- Mohanlal as Mohan Cheriyan, the manager
- Mammootty as Raghavan, the union leader
- Nalini as Devootty
- Seema as Radha
- Urvashi as Indhu
- Ratheesh as Sukumaran
- Balan K. Nair as Karunakaran Nambiar
- K. P. Ummer as Andrews
- Jagathi Sreekumar as Mukundan
- Lizy as Raji
- Thilakan as Gopalan
- Sankaradi as Govindan
- Mukesh as Jayan
- Captain Raju as Sathyan
- Mamukkoya as Pocker
- Janardhanan as Ramachandran
- Sukumari as Janu
- Devan as Vijayan
- Valsala Menon as Madhavi
- Kundara Johny as Joseph
- Jagannatha Varma as R. K. Shenoy
- Santhakumari as Sarada
- T. P. Madhavan as Minister
- Augustine as Abootty
Release
The film was released on 10 April 1987 and was a commercial success.[1][2][3][4]
References
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- ^ "Architect of blockbusters". The Hindu. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Malayalam scriptwriter T Damodaran dead". News18. 28 April 2012. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "The End of an Epoch". The Hindu. 26 October 2017. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2021.