Aalinganam

Aalinganam
Aalinganam
	Poster
Directed by	I. V. Sasi
Written by	Sherif
Produced by	M. Ramachandran
Starring	Raghavan; Sridevi; Rani Chandra; Vincent
Cinematography	Vipin Das
Edited by	K. Narayanan
Music by	A. T. Ummer
Production; company	Murali Movies
Release date	26 November 1976;
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Aalinganam (transl. Embrace) is a 1976 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by I. V. Sasi and written by Sherif. The film stars Raghavan, Sridevi, Rani Chandra and Vincent, with music by A. T. Ummer.^[1] Sasi remade it in Tamil as Pagalil Oru Iravu (1979), with Sridevi returning.^[2]

Plot

Cast

Raghavan as Ramesh
Sridevi as Bindu
Rani Chandra as Dr. Raji
Vincent as Vinod
Paul Vengola
Prathapachandran
Bahadoor as Rajashekharan
K. P. Ummer as Dr. Gopinath
Kuthiravattam Pappu as Neelambaran
Leela Namboothiri
Meena as Sharadamma
Ragini as Vimala
Vanchiyoor Radha

Production

Aalinganam was one of the earliest films where Sridevi played an adult, despite being 12 or 13 years old.^[3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by A. T. Ummer and the lyrics were written by Bichu Thirumala.^[4] The song "Thushaarabindukkale" was written by Bichu Thirumala for his play Dandakaranyam, and included in Aalinganam because Sasi liked it; though Kannur Rajan composed that song, he was not credited for it.^[5]

Song	Singers
"Chandana Gandhikal"	K. J. Yesudas
"Hemantham Thozhuthunarum"	K. J. Yesudas, Chorus
"Nimishadalangal"	K. J. Yesudas
"Thushaarabindukkale"	S. Janaki

Accolades

At the Kerala State Film Awards, Ummer won the award for Best Music Director, and Janaki won for Best Female Playback Singer.^[5]

References

^ "ആലിംഗനം (1976)". malayalasangeetham.info (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
^ Nayak, Satyarth (2019). Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess. India: Penguin Random House. p. 38. ISBN 9789353056780.
^ Suresh, Meera (26 February 2018). "Unforgettable coy village belle of '70s Mollywood". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
^ "Aalinganam". JioSaavn. 1 January 1976. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b Pradeep, K. (1 December 2021). "Bichu Thirumala's evocative lyrics always struck a chord with listeners". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.

External links

Aalinganam at IMDb

[1] "ആലിംഗനം (1976)". malayalasangeetham.info (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.

[2] Nayak, Satyarth (2019). Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess. India: Penguin Random House. p. 38. ISBN 9789353056780.

[3] Suresh, Meera (26 February 2018). "Unforgettable coy village belle of '70s Mollywood". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

[4] "Aalinganam". JioSaavn. 1 January 1976. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.

[thehindu-5] Pradeep, K. (1 December 2021). "Bichu Thirumala's evocative lyrics always struck a chord with listeners". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.

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