Panimudakku

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Panimudakku | image = Panimudakku Poster.jpg | caption = | director = [[P. N. Menon (director)|P. N. Menon]] | producer = P. N. Menon M. B. Pisharadi | writer = Peruvaaram Chandrasekaran [[Thoppil Bhasi]] (dialogues) | screenplay = [[Thoppil Bhasi]] | starring = [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]] Ammini Maya [[Mohan Sharma]] | music = [[M. S. Baburaj]] | cinematography = [[Balu Mahendra]] | editing = Ravi | studio = Menon Productions | distributor = Menon Productions | released = {{Film date|1972|01|21|df=y}} | country = India | language = Malayalam }}

'''''Panimudakku''''' is a 1972 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language film, directed and produced by [[P. N. Menon (director)|P. N. Menon]]. The film stars [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]], Ammini, Maya and [[Mohan Sharma]]. The film had musical score by [[M. S. Baburaj]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=443|title=Panimudakku|accessdate=2014-10-15|publisher=malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?4827|title=Panimudakku|accessdate=2014-10-15|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/panimudakku-malayalam-movie/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035006/http://spicyonion.com/title/panimudakku-malayalam-movie/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=4 March 2016|title=Panimudakku|accessdate=2014-10-15|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref>

==Cast== {{colbegin}} *[[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]] *[[P. R. Varalakshmi]] *[[Mohan Sharma]] *[[Prema (Malayalam actress)|Prema]] *[[Sankaradi]] *[[Nilambur Balan]] *Aravindakshan *Baby Yamuna *[[Bahadoor]] *[[Balan K. Nair]] *Cindrella *George Angamali *[[Girish Kumar]] *Gopalakrishnan *Kalamandalam Kshemavathi *Kaviyoor Sasi *[[Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair]] *[[Kuthiravattam Pappu]] *[[Kuttyedathi Vilasini]] *M. R. Menon *[[Narayanankutty]] *P. O. Thomas *[[Pala Thankam]] *[[Paravoor Bharathan]] *R. K. Nair *Ramani *[[Sasikala (actress)|Sasikala]] *Shantha *Susheela *Thankam *[[Vanchiyoor Radha]] *Xavier *Narayanan Nair {{colend}}

==Soundtrack== The music was composed by [[M. S. Baburaj]] with lyrics by [[Vayalar Ramavarma]].

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss) |- | 1 || "Maanasasarassin" || [[S. Janaki]] || [[Vayalar Ramavarma]] || |- | 2 || "Vijayadashami Vidarumee" || S. Janaki, P. Susheeladevi || Vayalar Ramavarma || |- | 3 || "Viplavam Jayikkatte" || [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[P. Jayachandran]], [[Raveendran]], Chorus, [[Raghu]], C. Thampi || Vayalar Ramavarma || |}

== Trivia == Panimudakku was cinematographer [[Balu Mahendra]]'s first release. Though he debuted in [[Nellu (1974 film)|Nellu]] (1971), Panimudakku got released first.<ref>{{cite news|author=Chandrakanth Viswanath|title=Balu Mahendra -a Deft Director Who Wielded Candid Camera|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Balu-Mahendra---a-Deft-Director-Who-Wielded-Candid-Camera/2014/02/14/article2055772.ece#.UxS8mVzP32c|publisher=The New Indian Express, 3 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303173158/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Balu-Mahendra---a-Deft-Director-Who-Wielded-Candid-Camera/2014/02/14/article2055772.ece#.UxS8mVzP32c |archive-date=3 March 2014 }}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb title|0240787|Panimudakku}}

[[Category:1972 films]] [[Category:1972 Malayalam-language films]] [[Category:1972 Indian films]] [[Category:Films directed by P. N. Menon (director)]]