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	\| producer = [[P. V. Gangadharan]]<br />Grihalakshmi		\| producer = [[P. V. Gangadharan]]<br />Grihalakshmi
	\| writer = [[T. Damodaran]]		\| writer = [[T. Damodaran]]
	\| starring = [[Sukumaran]]<br />[[~~Ratheesh~~]]<br />[[~~Poornima Jayaram~~]]<br />[[~~Mohanlal~~]]<br />[[~~Mammootty~~]]<br />[[Menaka (actress)\|Menaka]]<br />[[Seema (actress)\|Seema]]		\| starring = [[Sukumaran]]<br />[[Mammootty]]<br />[[Mohanlal]]<br />[[Ratheesh]]<br />[[Poornima Jayaram]]<br />[[Menaka (actress)\|Menaka]]<br />[[Seema (actress)\|Seema]]
	\| narrator = T. Damodaran		\| narrator = T. Damodaran
	\| music = [[A. T. Ummer]]		\| music = [[A. T. Ummer]]
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	\| language = Malayalam		\| language = Malayalam
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	'''''Ahimsa''''' ({{~~trans~~\|Non-violence}}) is a 1981 [[Malayalam]]-language film directed by [[I. V. Sasi]] and written by [[T. Damodaran]], starring [[Sukumaran]], [[Ratheesh]], [[Poornima Jayaram]], [[Seema (actress)\|Seema]], [[~~Mohanlal~~]], [[~~Mammootty]], [[Balan K. Nair~~]], and [[Menaka (actress)\|Menaka]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://cinemalayalam.net/movie/Ahimsa/1231 \|title=Ahimsa \|publisher=cinemalayalam.net \|accessdate=2009-07-29 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620211537/http://cinemalayalam.net/movie/Ahimsa/1231 \|archivedate=20 June 2010 }}</ref><ref name="mmdb">{{cite web\|url=http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/mmdb/2522.html\|title=Ahimsa \|publisher=MMDB\|accessdate=2009-07-29}}</ref> The film won [[Kerala State Film Award]] for [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor\|Second Best Actor]] (Mammootty) and [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Editor\|Best Editor]] (Narayanan).<ref>[http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards2.htm Official Website Of Information And Public Relation Department Of Kerala<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234213/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards2.htm \|date=3 March 2016 }}</ref>		'''''Ahimsa''''' ({{Translation\|Non-violence}}) is a 1981 [[Malayalam]]-language political film directed by [[I. V. Sasi]] and written by [[T. Damodaran]], starring [[Sukumaran]], [[Mammootty]], [[Ratheesh]], [[Poornima Jayaram]], [[Seema (actress)\|Seema]], [[Balan K. Nair]], [[Mohanlal]] and [[Menaka (actress)\|Menaka]] in other supporting roles.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://cinemalayalam.net/movie/Ahimsa/1231 \|title=Ahimsa \|publisher=cinemalayalam.net \|accessdate=2009-07-29 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620211537/http://cinemalayalam.net/movie/Ahimsa/1231 \|archivedate=20 June 2010 }}</ref><ref name="mmdb">{{cite web\|url=http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/mmdb/2522.html\|title=Ahimsa \|publisher=MMDB\|accessdate=2009-07-29}}</ref> The film won two [[Kerala State Film Award]]s, for [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor\|Second Best Actor]] (Mammootty) and [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Editor\|Best Editor]] (Narayanan).<ref>[http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards2.htm Official Website Of Information And Public Relation Department Of Kerala<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234213/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards2.htm \|date=3 March 2016 }}</ref>

	==Plot==		==Plot==
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	==Cast==		==Cast==
	~~{{colbegin}}~~		*[[Sukumaran]] as Devan
	*[[Sukumaran]] as Devan		*[[Mammootty]] as Vasu
	*[[Ratheesh]] as Bharathan		*[[Ratheesh]] as Bharathan
	*[[Poornima Jayaram]] as Suma		*[[Poornima Jayaram]] as Suma
	*[[Menaka (actress)\|Menaka]] as Safiya		*[[Menaka (actress)\|Menaka]] as Safiya
	*[[Mohanlal]] as Mohan		*[[Mohanlal]] as Mohan
	*[[Mammootty]] as Vasu		*[[Lalu Alex]] as Raghu
	*[[Lalu Alex]] as Raghu		*[[Jose Prakash]] as R. K.
	*[[Jose Prakash]] as R. K.		*[[Balan K. Nair]] as Kunjutty
	*[[Balan K. Nair]] as Kunjutty		*[[Seema (actress)\|Seema]] as Ani
	*[[Seema (actress)\|Seema]] as Ani		*[[Jose (Malayalam actor)\|Jose]] as Suresh
	*[[Jose (Malayalam actor)\|Jose]] as Suresh		*[[Kuthiravattam Pappu]] as Muthu
	*[[~~Kuthiravattom~~ Pappu]] as Muthu		*[[Achankunju]] as Kuttayi
	*[[Achankunju]] as Kuttayi		*[[Sukumari]] as Nirmala, Bharathan's Mother
	*[[Sukumari]] as Bharathan's Mother		*[[Prathapachandran]] as Govindan
	*[[Prathapachandran]] as Govindan		*[[Sathaar]] as Biju
	*[[Sathaar]] as ~~Bichu~~		*[[P. K. Abraham]]
	* [[P. K. Abraham]]		*[[T. G. Ravi]] as Peter
	*[[T. G. Ravi]] as Peter		*[[Sreenivasan]] as Raju
	*[[Sreenivasan]] as Raju		*[[Swapna (actress)\|Swapna]] as Radha
	*[[Swapna (actress)\|Swapna]] as Radha		*[[K. P. A. C. Sunny\|K.P.A.C. Sunny]] as Pappan
	*[[K.P.A.C. Sunny]] as Pappan
	*[[Kunjandi]] as Musliar		*[[Kunjandi]] as Musliar
	*[[Kothuku Nanappan]] as Sankaran		*[[Kothuku Nanappan]] as Sankaran
	*[[Kunchan (actor)\|Kunchan]] as ~~Dasan~~		*[[Kunchan (actor)\|Kunchan]] as Chellappan
	*[[Vilasini]] as Lakshmi		*[[Kuttyedathi Vilasini]] as Lakshmi
	*[[~~Rajalakshmi (actress)\|Rajalakshmi~~]]		*[[Rajyalakshmi]]
	* [[K. T. C. Abdullah]] as Avukkar (Hajiyar's assistant)		*[[K. T. C. Abdullah]] as Avukkar (Hajiyar's assistant)
	* Baskara Kurup as Hajiyar		* Baskara Kurup as Hajiyar
	* Rajan Padoor		* Rajan Padoor
	~~{{colend}}~~

	~~==Release==~~		==Box office==
	~~The film was released on 31 December 1981.~~		The film was commercial success.<ref>{{cite news \|author=C S Venkiteswaran\|title=Trendsetting titan\|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/obituary/trendsetting-titan/article9947168.ece/\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|date=8 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/i-v-sasi-has-been-a-trendsetter-in-the-film-industry/article19924652.ece\|title=The End of an Epoch\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|date=26 October 2017}}</ref>

	===Box office===
	The film was commercial success.<ref>{{cite news \|author=C S Venkiteswaran\|title=Trendsetting titan\|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/obituary/trendsetting-titan/article9947168.ece~~/amp~~/\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|date=8 November 2017~~\|language=en-IN~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/i-v-sasi-has-been-a-trendsetter-in-the-film-industry/article19924652.ece\|title=The End of an Epoch\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|date=26 October 2017}}</ref>

	==Soundtrack==		==Soundtrack==
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	[[Category:1981 films]]		[[Category:1981 films]]
	[[Category:~~Indian~~ films]]		[[Category:1981 Malayalam-language films]]
	[[Category:~~1980s Malayalam-language films~~]]		[[Category:Films about religious violence in India]]
			[[Category:Films shot in Kerala]]
	[[Category:Films with screenplays by T. Damodaran]]		[[Category:Films with screenplays by T. Damodaran]]
	[[Category:Films directed by I. V. Sasi]]		[[Category:Films directed by I. V. Sasi]]
			[[Category:Films scored by A. T. Ummer]]


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	\| studio =		\| studio =
	\| distributor =		\| distributor =
	\| released = {{Film date\|1981\|12\|31\|df=y}}		\| released = {{Film date\|1981\|12\|24\|df=y}}
	\| runtime =		\| runtime = 190 minutes
	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| language = Malayalam		\| language = Malayalam
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	==Plot==		==Plot==
	~~{{Empty section\|date=July 2010}}~~		Talks about the Hindu-Muslim politics and conflicts in Kerala which connects with triggered by some of the feudal lords. The movie urges the audience with the importance of non-violence.

	==Cast==		==Cast==
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	* [[P. K. Abraham]]		* [[P. K. Abraham]]
	*[[T. G. Ravi]] as Peter		*[[T. G. Ravi]] as Peter
	*[[~~Sreenivasan (actor)\|~~Sreenivasan]] as Raju		*[[Sreenivasan]] as Raju
	*[[Swapna (actress)\|Swapna]] as Radha		*[[Swapna (actress)\|Swapna]] as Radha
	*[[K.P.A.C. Sunny]] as Pappan		*[[K.P.A.C. Sunny]] as Pappan
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	* Rajan Padoor		* Rajan Padoor
	{{colend}}		{{colend}}

			==Release==
			The film was released on 31 December 1981.

			===Box office===
			The film was commercial success.<ref>{{cite news \|author=C S Venkiteswaran\|title=Trendsetting titan\|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/obituary/trendsetting-titan/article9947168.ece/amp/\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|date=8 November 2017\|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/i-v-sasi-has-been-a-trendsetter-in-the-film-industry/article19924652.ece\|title=The End of an Epoch\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|date=26 October 2017}}</ref>

	==Soundtrack==		==Soundtrack==

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{{short description|1981 film by I. V. Sasi}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Ahimsa
| image = Ahimsa (1981).jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| director = [[I. V. Sasi]]<ref name="prdker">{{cite web|url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/1981.htm|title=List of Malayalam films released during the year 1981|publisher=PRD, [[Government of Kerala]]|accessdate=2009-07-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183312/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/1981.htm|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| producer = [[P. V. Gangadharan]] Grihalakshmi
| writer = [[T. Damodaran]]
| starring = [[Sukumaran]] [[Ratheesh]] [[Poornima Jayaram]] [[Mohanlal]] [[Mammootty]] [[Menaka (actress)|Menaka]] [[Seema (actress)|Seema]]
| narrator = T. Damodaran
| music = [[A. T. Ummer]]
| cinematography = [[Jayanan Vincent]] [[A. Vincent]]
| editing = [[K. Narayanan]]
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1981|12|31|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Ahimsa''''' ({{trans|Non-violence}}) is a 1981 [[Malayalam]]-language film directed by [[I. V. Sasi]] and written by [[T. Damodaran]], starring [[Sukumaran]], [[Ratheesh]], [[Poornima Jayaram]], [[Seema (actress)|Seema]], [[Mohanlal]], [[Mammootty]], [[Balan K. Nair]], and [[Menaka (actress)|Menaka]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinemalayalam.net/movie/Ahimsa/1231 |title=Ahimsa |publisher=cinemalayalam.net |accessdate=2009-07-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620211537/http://cinemalayalam.net/movie/Ahimsa/1231 |archivedate=20 June 2010 }}</ref><ref name="mmdb">{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/mmdb/2522.html|title=Ahimsa |publisher=MMDB|accessdate=2009-07-29}}</ref> The film won [[Kerala State Film Award]] for [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor|Second Best Actor]] (Mammootty) and [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Editor|Best Editor]] (Narayanan).<ref>[http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards2.htm Official Website Of Information And Public Relation Department Of Kerala] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234213/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards2.htm |date=3 March 2016 }}</ref>

==Plot==
{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Sukumaran]] as Devan
*[[Ratheesh]] as Bharathan
*[[Poornima Jayaram]] as Suma
*[[Menaka (actress)|Menaka]] as Safiya
*[[Mohanlal]] as Mohan
*[[Mammootty]] as Vasu
*[[Lalu Alex]] as Raghu
*[[Jose Prakash]] as R. K.
*[[Balan K. Nair]] as Kunjutty
*[[Seema (actress)|Seema]] as Ani
*[[Jose (Malayalam actor)|Jose]] as Suresh
*[[Kuthiravattom Pappu]] as Muthu
*[[Achankunju]] as Kuttayi
*[[Sukumari]] as Bharathan's Mother
*[[Prathapachandran]] as Govindan
*[[Sathaar]] as Bichu
* [[P. K. Abraham]]
*[[T. G. Ravi]] as Peter
*[[Sreenivasan (actor)|Sreenivasan]] as Raju
*[[Swapna (actress)|Swapna]] as Radha
*[[K.P.A.C. Sunny]] as Pappan
*[[Kunjandi]] as Musliar
*[[Kothuku Nanappan]] as Sankaran
*[[Kunchan (actor)|Kunchan]] as Dasan
*[[Vilasini]] as Lakshmi
*[[Rajalakshmi (actress)|Rajalakshmi]]
* [[K. T. C. Abdullah]] as Avukkar (Hajiyar's assistant)
* Baskara Kurup as Hajiyar
* Rajan Padoor
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==

The soundtrack features four songs, all written by [[Bichu Thirumala]] and composed by [[A. T. Ummer]].

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Duration
|-
| ''Kaattu tharattum''
| [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[S. Janaki]]
| [[Bichu Thirumala]]
|
|-
| ''Njanoru dhobhi''
| K. J. Yesudas
| Bichu Thirumala
|
|-
| ''Jalasankhu pushpam''
| S. Janaki
| Bichu Thirumala
|
|-
| ''Sulthano''
| [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[S. Janaki]]
| Bichu Thirumala
|
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0247916|Ahimsa}}

{{I. V. Sasi}}

[[Category:1981 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1980s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by T. Damodaran]]
[[Category:Films directed by I. V. Sasi]]

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