Achani

For the village in Iran, see Achuni.

Achani
VCD cover
Directed byA. Vincent
Screenplay byThoppil Bhasi
Story byKaraikudi Narayanan
Produced byK. Ravindran Nair
StarringPrem Nazir
Nanditha Bose
Adoor Bhasi
Sankaradi
Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair
CinematographyVenkit
Prakash
Edited byG. Venkitaraman
Music byG. Devarajan
Production
company
General Pictures
Release date
  • 12 July 1973 (1973-07-12)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

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.[1] 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.[2] The film was adapted from the Tamil stage play of same name written by Karaikudi Narayanan.[1]

Plot

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by G. Devarajan, with lyrics by P. Bhaskaran.[3][4] The songs of the film were hits during the time, especially "Ente Swapnathin", sung playback and on screen by K. J. Yesudas.[1]

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

  1. ^ a b c Vijayakumar, B. (25 May 2014). "Achani: 1973". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 June 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "അച്ചാണി (1973)". malayalasangeetham.info (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Achani". JioSaavn. January 1973. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2022.