# Mulamoottil Adima

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{{Infobox film
| name           = Mulamoottil Adima
| image          = Mulamoottil Adima.jpg
| caption        = Poster
| director       = [P. K. Joseph](/source/P._K._Joseph)
| producer       = E. K. Thyagarajan
| writer         = [Pappanamkodu Lakshmanan](/source/Pappanamkodu_Lakshmanan)
| starring       = [Mohanlal](/source/Mohanlal)<br />[Mucherla Aruna](/source/Mucherla_Aruna)<br />[Janardanan](/source/Janardanan)<br />[Surekha](/source/Surekha_(actress))
| music          = [M. K. Arjunan](/source/M._K._Arjunan)<br />[S. P. Venkatesh](/source/S._P._Venkatesh) {{small|(Score)}}
| cinematography = R. R. Rajkumar
| editing        = [K. Sankunni](/source/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](/source/Malayalam)-language [period drama](/source/period_drama) film directed by [P. K. Joseph](/source/P._K._Joseph), written by [Pappanamkodu Lakshmanan](/source/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](/source/Central_Travancore) region known for stealing from rich and giving to poor. The film stars [Mohanlal](/source/Mohanlal) in the title role, alongside [Mucherla Aruna](/source/Mucherla_Aruna), [Janardanan](/source/Janardanan) and [Surekha](/source/Surekha_(actress)). The film features songs composed by [M. K. Arjunan](/source/M._K._Arjunan) and a score by [S. P. Venkatesh](/source/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](/source/Mohanlal) as Adimakannu / Mulamoottil Adima
*[M. G. Soman](/source/M._G._Soman) as Moideen
*[Adoor Bhasi](/source/Adoor_Bhasi) as Shiva Swamy
*[Mucherla Aruna](/source/Mucherla_Aruna) as Sainaba
*[Santhosh](/source/Santhosh_(actor)) as Abu
*[Janardanan](/source/Janardanan) as Ibrahim
*[C. I. Paul](/source/C._I._Paul) as Chembakaraman
*[Surekha](/source/Surekha_(actress)) as Devamma
*[Meena](/source/Meena_(Malayalam_actress)) as Parvathiamma
*[Jagathy Sreekumar](/source/Jagathy_Sreekumar) as Lawrence
*[G. K. Pillai](/source/G._K._Pillai_(actor)) as Hydraman
*[P. R. Varalakshmi](/source/P._R._Varalakshmi) as Laila
*Stanly
*[Murali Mohan](/source/Murali_Mohan)
*[Kaduvakulam Antony](/source/Kaduvakulam_Antony)
*Jaffer Khan

== Soundtrack ==
The film's songs were composed by [M. K. Arjunan](/source/M._K._Arjunan) and the lyrics were written by [Pappanamkodu Lakshmanan](/source/Pappanamkodu_Lakshmanan), Devadas, and Cheramangalam. Film's score was composed by [S. P. Venkatesh](/source/S._P._Venkatesh). Soundtrack album was released by Nisari Audios on 12 August 1985.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mulamoottil Adima (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)&nbsp;– Single by M.K. Arjunan|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/mulamoottil-adima-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1195595162|publisher=[iTunes](/source/iTunes)|access-date=14 October 2018}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline     = 
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1       = Ardhanaareeswara
| lyrics1      = Devadas
| extra1       = [Vani Jayaram](/source/Vani_Jayaram)
| length1      = 4:48
| title2       = Aayiram Madanapo
| lyrics2      = [Pappanamkodu Lakshmanan](/source/Pappanamkodu_Lakshmanan)
| extra2       = [Lathika](/source/Lathika)
| length2      = 5:12
| title3       = Dhaaham
| lyrics3      = Cheramangalam
| extra3       = Vani Jayaram
| length3      = 4:40
}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== 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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