Vazhve Mayam

This article is about the 1970 Malayalam film. For the 1982 Tamil film, see Vazhvey Maayam.

Vazhve Mayam
Poster
Directed byK. S. Sethumadhavan
Screenplay byThoppil Bhasi
Story byP. Ayyaneth
Based onVazhve Mayam by P. Ayyaneth
Produced byM. O. Joseph
StarringSathyan
Sheela
CinematographyMelli Irani
Edited byM. S. Mani
Music byDevarajan
Production
company
Manjilas Films
Release date
  • 14 November 1970 (1970-11-14)
Running time
153 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Vazhve Mayam (lit. 'Life is an illusion') is a 1970 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and written by Thoppil Bhasi, based on the novel of the same name by P. Ayyaneth. It stars Sathyan, and also features Sheela, Sankaradi, K. P. Ummer, Bahadoor, Adoor Bhasi, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Khadeeja, N. Govindan Kutty, Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai, C. A. Balan, Kuttan Pillai and Philomina.

Sankarady won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor for his performance in the film.[1] The film was screened as part of the Sathyan retrospective at the 17th International Film Festival of Kerala held at Thiruvananthapuram.

Cast

Production

The film was shot at Arunachalam Studios and Revathi Studios.[2]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by G. Devarajan and the lyrics were written by Vayalar Ramavarma.

No. Song Singers Lyrics Length (m:ss)
1 "Bhagavaanoru Kuravanaayi" P. Leela Vayalar Ramavarma
2 "Chalanam Chalanam" K. J. Yesudas Vayalar Ramavarma
3 "Ee Yugam Kaliyugam" K. J. Yesudas Vayalar Ramavarma
4 "Kaattum Poy" P. Madhuri Vayalar Ramavarma
5 "Kalyaanasougandhika Poonkaavanathil" P. Susheela Vayalar Ramavarma
6 "Seethaadevi Swayamvaram" P. Susheela, P. Jayachandran Vayalar Ramavarma

Reception

Vazhve Mayam was a major commercial success at the box office.[2]

Remakes

The movie was remade in Telugu as Edadugula Bandham (1985)[citation needed] and as Aap Ki Kasam (1974) in Hindi.[3]

Awards

References

  1. ^ "State Film Awards 1969 - 2008" Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  2. ^ a b Vijayakumar, B. (24 February 2013). "Vazhve Mayam 1970". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  3. ^ @NFAIOfficial (25 March 2020). "#Remake#VazhveMayam (1970), K.S. Sethumadhavan's unusual, heartrending tale of possessiveness, insecurity and jeal…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". 1971.