{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Mulamoottil Adima | image = Mulamoottil Adima.jpg | caption = Poster | director = P. K. Joseph | producer = E. K. Thyagarajan | writer = Pappanamkodu Lakshmanan | starring = Mohanlal<br />Mucherla Aruna<br />Janardanan<br />Surekha | music = M. K. Arjunan<br />S. P. Venkatesh {{small|(Score)}} | cinematography = R. R. Rajkumar | editing = K. Sankunni | studio = Sree Murugalaya Films | distributor = Dinny Films | released = {{Film date|1985|8|12|df=y}} | runtime = | country = India | language = Malayalam }}
'''''Mulamoottil Adima''''' is a 1985 Indian Malayalam-language period drama film directed by P. K. Joseph, written by Pappanamkodu Lakshmanan and produced by E. K. Thyagarajan. It is based on the life of Adimakannu / Mulamoottil Adima, an outlaw active in the Central Travancore region known for stealing from rich and giving to poor. The film stars Mohanlal in the title role, alongside Mucherla Aruna, Janardanan and Surekha. The film features songs composed by M. K. Arjunan and a score by S. P. Venkatesh.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mulamoottil Adima|website=Amazon |url=https://www.amazon.com/Mulamoottil-Adima-Mohanlal/dp/B079ZS6MT8|access-date=14 October 2018}}</ref>
== Cast == *Mohanlal as Adimakannu / Mulamoottil Adima *M. G. Soman as Moideen *Adoor Bhasi as Shiva Swamy *Mucherla Aruna as Sainaba *Santhosh as Abu *Janardanan as Ibrahim *C. I. Paul as Chembakaraman *Surekha as Devamma *Meena as Parvathiamma *Jagathy Sreekumar as Lawrence *G. K. Pillai as Hydraman *P. R. Varalakshmi as Laila *Stanly *Murali Mohan *Kaduvakulam Antony *Jaffer Khan
== Soundtrack == The film's songs were composed by M. K. Arjunan and the lyrics were written by Pappanamkodu Lakshmanan, Devadas, and Cheramangalam. Film's score was composed by S. P. Venkatesh. Soundtrack album was released by Nisari Audios on 12 August 1985.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mulamoottil Adima (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – Single by M.K. Arjunan|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/mulamoottil-adima-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1195595162|publisher=iTunes|access-date=14 October 2018}}</ref>
{{Track listing | headline = | extra_column = Singer(s) | title1 = Ardhanaareeswara | lyrics1 = Devadas | extra1 = Vani Jayaram | length1 = 4:48 | title2 = Aayiram Madanapo | lyrics2 = Pappanamkodu Lakshmanan | extra2 = Lathika | length2 = 5:12 | title3 = Dhaaham | lyrics3 = Cheramangalam | extra3 = Vani Jayaram | length3 = 4:40 }}
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== External links == * {{IMDb title|0275535|Mulamoottil Adima}}
Category:1985 films Category:1985 Malayalam-language films Category:Biographical films about bandits Category:Films about outlaws Category:Indian historical drama films Category:History of Kerala on film Category:Films shot in Kollam Category:Films shot in Alappuzha Category:1970s historical drama films Category:Films set in the British Raj
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