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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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'''''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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Ahimsa
Directed byI. V. Sasi[1]
Produced byP. V. Gangadharan
Grihalakshmi
Written byT. Damodaran
StarringSukumaran
Mammootty
Mohanlal
Ratheesh
Poornima Jayaram
Menaka
Seema
Narrated byT. Damodaran
Music byA. T. Ummer
CinematographyJayanan Vincent
A. Vincent
Edited byK. Narayanan
Release date
  • 24 December 1981 (1981-12-24)
Running time
190 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Ahimsa (transl. 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, Balan K. Nair, Mohanlal and Menaka in other supporting roles.[2][3] The film won two Kerala State Film Awards, for Second Best Actor (Mammootty) and Best Editor (Narayanan).[4]

Plot[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Box office[edit | edit source]

The film was commercial success.[5][6]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

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

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[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "List of Malayalam films released during the year 1981". PRD, Government of Kerala. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  2. ↑ "Ahimsa". cinemalayalam.net. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  3. ↑ "Ahimsa". MMDB. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  4. ↑ Official Website Of Information And Public Relation Department Of Kerala Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ C S Venkiteswaran (8 November 2017). "Trendsetting titan". The Hindu.
  6. ↑ "The End of an Epoch". The Hindu. 26 October 2017.

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