Football Champion

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Football Champion | image = | caption = | director = [[A. B. Raj]] | producer = [[T. E. Vasudevan]] | writer = V. Devan [[S. L. Puram Sadanandan]] (dialogues) | screenplay = | starring = [[Prem Nazir]] [[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]] [[Sankaradi]] [[Adoor Bhasi]] [[Jayakumari]] | music = [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]] | cinematography = P. Dathu | editing = B. S. Mani | studio = Jaya Maruthi | distributor = Jaya Maruthi | released = {{Film date|1973|12|25|df=y}} | country = India | language = [[Malayalam Language|Malayalam]] }}

'''''Football Champion''''' is a 1973 [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]-language [[Sports film|sports]] film produced by [[T. E. Vasudevan]] under the banner of Jaya Maruthi, directed by [[A. B. Raj]] and written by V. Devan. The film stars [[Prem Nazir]], [[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]], [[Jayakumari]], [[K. P. Ummer]], [[Adoor Bhasi]] and [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] in the lead roles. The film has musical score by [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=477|title=Football Champion|accessdate=2014-10-03|publisher=malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?2635|title=Football Champion|accessdate=2014-10-03|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/football-champion-malayalam-movie/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006095303/http://spicyonion.com/title/football-champion-malayalam-movie/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=6 October 2014|title=Football Champion|accessdate=2014-10-03|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref>

==Cast== {{colbegin}} *[[Prem Nazir]] as Vijayan/Veera Swami (Double Role) *[[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]] as Thulasi *[[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as Football Player *[[Adoor Bhasi]] as KPK Nair *[[Sankaradi]] as Coach Pilla *[[T. R. Omana]] *[[Paul Vengola]] *[[Alummoodan]] as Mathachan Muthalali *[[G. K. Pillai (actor)|G. K. Pillai]] *[[Jayakumari]] *[[K. P. Ummer]] as Ravi *[[Paravoor Bharathan]] as Roti Raman Pillai * Thodupuzha Radhakrishnan * Seema {{colend}}

==Soundtrack== The music was composed by [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]] and the lyrics were written by [[Sreekumaran Thampi]].

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss) |- | 1 || "Gopeechandanakkuri" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || [[Sreekumaran Thampi]] || |- | 2 || "Kaikottikali" || [[P. Leela]], Chorus || Sreekumaran Thampi || |- | 3 || "Madhyaahna Velayil" || [[P. Susheela]] || Sreekumaran Thampi || |- | 4 || "Naadaswarakkacheri" || Ambalappuzha Brothers || Sreekumaran Thampi || |- | 5 || "Pathinezho Pathinetto" || [[S. Janaki]], Chorus || Sreekumaran Thampi || |- | 6 || "Sathyadevanu Maranamundo" || K. J. Yesudas, Chorus || Sreekumaran Thampi || |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb title|0276967|Football Champion}}

[[Category:1973 films]] [[Category:1973 Malayalam-language films]] [[Category:1973 Indian films]] [[Category:Films directed by A. B. Raj]]