# Dweepu

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{{Infobox film
| name = Dweepu
| image =
| caption =
| director = [Ramu Kariat](/source/Ramu_Kariat)
| producer = NP Abu<ref>{{cite web |title=Dweepu |access-date=12 September 2025| url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7g7354jIkY}}</ref> 
| writer = Ramu Kariat<br>Vijayan Karote
| screenplay = Ramu Kariat<br>Vijayan Karote
| starring = [Jose](/source/Jose_(actor))<br>[Shobha](/source/Shobha)<br>[Kuttyedathi Vilasini](/source/Kuttyedathi_Vilasini)<br>[Alleppey Ashraf](/source/Alleppey_Ashraf)
| music = '''Songs:'''<br>[M. S. Baburaj](/source/M._S._Baburaj)<br>'''Score:'''<br>[Salil Chowdhury](/source/Salil_Chowdhury)
| cinematography = [Ramachandra Babu](/source/Ramachandra_Babu)
| editing = [Hrishikesh Mukherjee](/source/Hrishikesh_Mukherjee)
| studio = Priya Films
| distributor = Priya Films
| released = {{Film date|1977|2|13|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = [Malayalam](/source/Malayalam_Language)
}}

'''''Dweepu''''' is a 1977 [Indian](/source/Cinema_of_India) [Malayalam](/source/Malayalam_language) film, directed by [Ramu Kariat](/source/Ramu_Kariat). The film stars [Jose](/source/Jose_(actor)), [Shobha](/source/Shobha), [Kuttyedathi Vilasini](/source/Kuttyedathi_Vilasini) and [Alleppey Ashraf](/source/Alleppey_Ashraf) in the lead roles. The film has musical score by [Salil Chowdhury](/source/Salil_Chowdhury) and original songs by [M. S. Baburaj](/source/M._S._Baburaj).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=731|title=Dweepu|accessdate=2014-10-09|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?1030|title=Dweepu|accessdate=2014-10-09|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/dweep-malayalam-movie/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014232750/http://spicyonion.com/title/dweep-malayalam-movie/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=14 October 2014|title=Dweepu|accessdate=2014-10-09|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref>

==Plot==
Chandran, who is from a poor family, struggles to earn a living. However, his life takes a turn when he gets a job as a teacher in Lakshadweep.

==Cast==

*[Jose](/source/Jose_(actor)) as Chandran
*[Shobha](/source/Shobha) 
*[Kuttyedathi Vilasini](/source/Kuttyedathi_Vilasini) 
*[Alleppey Ashraf](/source/Alleppey_Ashraf) 
*[Prathapachandran](/source/Prathapachandran) as Chandran's Father
*Aboobacker as Hassan
*Baby Ambika
*KPAC Premachandran
*Kedamangalam Ali
*Lakshmisre 
*Prathima
* Salim Raj
* Abbas
* Surabhi Sundhar
* Bhasi K Nair
* Dr. Madhavan Nair
* Shafi
* Ani
* Geetha
* Anna
* Eenashu
* Vijaykumar
* Prasad
* Paravanna
* P.C George

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [Salil Chowdhury](/source/Salil_Chowdhury) and [M.S. Baburaj](/source/MS_Baburaj), with the former composing the [film score](/source/film_score) and latter the songs. The lyrics for five songs were written by [Yusufali Kechery](/source/Yusufali_Kechery), and one song by [Vayalar Ramavarma](/source/Vayalar_Ramavarma). 
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|- 
| 1 || "Aaranyaanthara" (Bit) || Kalanilayam Rajasekharan || [Vayalar Ramavarma](/source/Vayalar_Ramavarma) || 
|- 
| 2 || "Allithaamara Mizhiyaale" || [P. Jayachandran](/source/P._Jayachandran) || [Yusufali Kechery](/source/Yusufali_Kechery) || 
|- 
| 3 || "Kadale Neelakkadale" || [Talat Mahmood](/source/Talat_Mahmood) || Yusufali Kechery || 
|- 
| 4 || "Kanneerin Mazhayathum" || [P. Susheela](/source/P._Susheela) || Yusufali Kechery || 
|- 
| 5 || "Kanneerin Mazhayathum" || Kalyani Menon || Yusufali Kechery || 
|- 
| 6 || "Manimeghappallakkil" || P. Jayachandran || Yusufali Kechery || 
|}

==Additional information==
This was [Jose](/source/Jose_(actor))'s debut movie.<ref>{{cite web |title=താങ്കള്‍ വലിയ എഴുത്തുകാരനാകുമെന്ന് പ്രതീക്ഷിച്ചില് |author=Adam Ayub| publisher=Media One| access-date=12 September 2025| url= https://www.mediaoneonline.com/mediaone-shelf/column/wide-angle-part-22-241386}}</ref> He has since acted in nearly 100 movies. 

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0231509|Dweep}}

Category:1977 films
Category:1977 Malayalam-language films
Category:1977 Indian films
Category:Films directed by Ramu Kariat
Category:Films scored by M. S. Baburaj

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