Janmabhoomi

Janmabhoomi is a 1969 Malayalam film written, directed and produced by John Sankaramangalam. The film stars Madhu, Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, S. P. Pillai and Ushakumari in the lead roles. It marked the directorial debut of Sankaramangalam, who later directed critically acclaimed feature films like Avalalppam Vaikippoyi (1971) and Samantharam (1985), and cinematographer Ashok Kumar. It won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration and a Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography. Cast Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair as Mathai Madhu as John S. P. Pillai as Pillai Manavalan Joseph as Usman Janardhanan as Nambiar Ramchand as Kunhan Ushakumari as Madhavi Shobha as Chembi T. R. Omana as Mariya Snehalatha as Thresya K. V. Sharada as Grameena Baby Saroja as Baby Baby Shanthi as Balan Soundtrack The music was composed by B. A. Chidambaranath and the lyrics were written by P. Bhaskaran. Production The film was made with financial support from the Film Finance Corporation. The film was shot in Wayanad on the Western Ghats.