Sarapancharam
Poster
Directed byHariharan
Screenplay byHariharan
Story byMalayattoor Ramakrishnan
Produced byG. P. Balan
StarringJayan
Sheela
Sathaar
Latha
CinematographyMelli Irani
Edited byV. P. Krishnan
Music byDevarajan
Distributed byAngel Films
Release date
  • 28 March 1979 (1979-03-28)[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Sarapancharam (transl. bed of arrows) is a 1979 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Hariharan from a story by Malayattoor Ramakrishnan. It stars Jayan, Sheela, and Sathaar and Latha, with P. K. Abraham and Oduvil Unnikrishnan in supporting roles. Jayan played the role of the main antagonist in the film. It was also one of the first notable films of Oduvil Unnikrishnan, who played the role of a lawyer.[2] It was a breakthrough film in Jayan's career.

The story line of the film is loosely based on D. H. Lawrence's 1928 novel Lady Chatterley's Lover, though there are significant differences in plot and characterisation.[3] The film was the highest-grossing Malayalam film of 1979.[4]

Plot

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The story concerns a young married woman, Soudamini, whose upper-class husband has been paralysed and rendered impotent. Living with her old husband she likes the servant, Chandrasekharan. And She eventually marries him but later discovers that he has had relationship with many ladies and he aimed only at her wealth. She and her only baby daughter (born from her first husband) are helpless as they are not able to put him out of their lives. Later, a young man named Prabhakaran, who is the son of an ex-servant of Soudamini, enters their life and helps them to get rid of Chandrasekharan. In the climax, Chandrasekharan is shot dead by Soudamini.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by G. Devarajan and the lyrics were written by Yusufali Kechery.

No. Song Singers Lyrics
1 "Ambalakkulathile" K. J. Yesudas Yusufali Kechery
2 "Malarinte Manamulla" P. Madhuri Yusufali Kechery
3 "Saaraswatha Madhuventhum" Vani Jairam Yusufali Kechery
4 "Sringaaram Virunnorukki" P. Susheela Yusufali Kechery
5 "Theyyaka Theyyaka" P. Jayachandran, P. Madhuri Yusufali Kechery

Box office

This film was commercial success and a breakthrough film in Jayan's career. The dialogues and body language of Jayan was well received. He began appearing in leading roles then thereafter and attained Super Star level.[5][6] This film also broke many box office records and was the highest-grossing movie ever released until another Jayan films Puthiya Velicham and Other notable movies broke it.[7][8][9]

Remake

Director Hariharan remade the film in Hindi as Anjaam (1986).[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Vijayakumar, B. (4 January 2015). "Sharapanjaram: 1979". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  2. ^ Nair, C. Gouridasan (28 May 2006). "One man's pursuit of a native idiom in acting ends". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 February 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Jayan Films". Chithrabhumi (JPG) (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  4. ^ Anu James. "Remembering 'Kolilakkam' superstar Jayan on his 35th death anniversary". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Jayan's memories live on though Malayalam cinema lost its first action hero four decades ago". Malayala Manorama. 16 November 2019. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  6. ^ "ജയന്‍ തരംഗത്തിന്റെ ആരംഭം". mangalam.com (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Remembering 'Kolilakkam' superstar Jayan on his 35th death anniversary". International Business Times. 16 November 2013. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Jayan death anniversary: Here are 5 much-acclaimed movies of the action hero of Malayalam cinema". The New Indian Express. 17 November 2019. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Remembering Jayan: Five lesser-known facts about Malayalam cinema's first action hero!". The Times of India. 16 November 2020. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2022.

External links

Films directed by Hariharan
D. H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover
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