{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Sphodanam | image = Sphodanam poster.jpg | caption = Poster | director = [[P. G. Viswambharan]] | producer = Babu<br />K. J. Thomas | writer = [[Alleppey Sheriff]] | starring = [[Sukumaran]]<br />[[M. G. Soman]]<br />[[Mammootty]]<br />[[Ravikumar (actor)|Ravikumar]]<br />[[Seema (actress)|Seema]]<br />[[Balan K. Nair]]<br />[[K. P. Ummer]]<br />[[Kuthiravattam Pappu]]<br />[[Sankaradi]]<br />[[Mala Aravindan]]<br />[[Jagathi Sreekumar]] | music = [[Shankar–Ganesh]] | cinematography = U. Rajagopal | editing = [[K. Narayanan]] | distributor = Vijaya Movies | released = {{Film date|1981|4|9|df=y}} | runtime = | country = India | language = Malayalam | budget = }}
'''''Sphodanam''''' ({{translation|Explosion}}) is a 1981 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language film directed by [[P. G. Viswambharan]], starring [[Sukumaran]], [[M. G. Soman]], [[Mammootty]], [[Ravikumar (actor)|Ravikumar]] and [[Seema (actress)|Seema]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 September 2019 |title=I like this arrogance, 'keep it up', this is what I told Mammootty first |work=[[Kerala Kaumudi]] |url=https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=151605&u=seema-was-the-super-heroine-from-late-1970s-to-mid-1980s.-she-was-one-of-the-first-bold-actresses-of-her-time.-she-has-acted-with-prem-nazir-and-with-other-actors-of-her-time.-151605 |access-date=14 October 2020}}</ref> The role of Sukumaran was initially intended for Jayan. However, he died before production began.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 May 2013 |title=Noticed Mammootty's gait ? |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/did-you-know/Noticed-Mammoottys-gait-/articleshow/12948443.cms |url-status=live |access-date=14 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308121641/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/did-you-know/Noticed-Mammoottys-gait-/articleshow/12948443.cms |archive-date=8 March 2022}}</ref>
== Plot == {{more plot|date=March 2022}} ''Sphodanam'' is the story of two people who have to fight for justice against the landlord as they are the voice of the working class.
== Cast == {{colbegin}} *[[Sukumaran]] as Gopi *[[M. G. Soman]] as Surendran *[[Mammootty]] (credited as Sajin) as Thankappan *[[Ravikumar (actor)|Ravikumar]] as Engineer *[[Seema (actress)|Seema]] as Lalitha *[[Sheela]] as Devaki *[[Balan K. Nair]] as Muthalali *[[K. P. Ummer]] as Police Officer *[[Prameela]] as Narayanapilla's wife *[[Kuthiravattam Pappu]] as Narayana Pilla *[[Sankaradi]] as Krishnan * [[Santhakumari (Malayalam actress)|Santhakumari]] as Muthalali's wife *[[Shubha (actress)|Shubha]] as Gouri *[[Mala Aravindan]] as Vasu Pilla *[[Jagathi Sreekumar]] as Kuttan Pilla *[[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]] as Gopi's mother *[[Santo Krishnan]] as Kunjappi *KPAC Premachandran as Sankaran *Preman {{colend}}
== Production == ''Sphodanam'' was one of the earliest films of actor [[Mammootty]], before he being turned a major star. In a late interview to a film weekly, actress [[Sheela]], who played the lead lady in ''Sphodanam'' and was also the producer of the film, recalled the events during the shoot. A scene wherein actors [[Sukumaran]], and Mammootty jumping across a prison wall was shot with a foam bed lying upon the ground on which the actors would fall. Mammootty, who was just a newbie actor at the time, was refused to have the privilege of a bed as a protection by the director [[P. G. Vishwambharan]]. Vishwambharan said a new face like Mammootty doesn't deserve such privileges, though Sheela argued with him against such a discrimination. Mammootty, however, jumped from the wall without the safety bed and suffered an injury to his leg. The actor completed his remaining parts and many other films with the fractured leg.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Farsana Jaleel |date=26 September 2016 |title=Sheela about Mammootty's dedication |url=http://vellinakshatram.com/online/news/Sheela-about-Mammoottys-dedication_2016-09-26.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042406/http://vellinakshatram.com/online/news/Sheela-about-Mammoottys-dedication_2016-09-26.php |archive-date=1 December 2017 |access-date=18 October 2017 |website=[[Kerala Kaumudi]]}}</ref>This injury might be the reason for the gait we associate with the actor today.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 May 2013|title=Noticed Mammootty's gait?|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/did-you-know/Noticed-Mammoottys-gait-/articleshow/12948443.cms|website=[[The Times of India|Times of India]]}}</ref> Mammootty is credited as 'Sajin (Mammootty)' in the movie, as the director felt this was preferable.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 July 2023|title=Production controller A Kabeer about Mammootty|url=https://malayalam.indiatoday.in/cinema/story/production-controller-a-kabir-about-mammootty-609188-2023-07-05|website=[[India Today]]}}</ref>
== Soundtrack == The music was composed by [[Shankar–Ganesh]] and the lyrics were written by [[O. N. V. Kurup]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sphodanam |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/sphodanam/g1Gzk5Nfmig_ |access-date=10 November 2022 |website=[[JioSaavn]]|date=31 December 1981 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sphodanam (1981) |url=https://www.malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?1453&cl=1 |access-date=10 November 2022 |website=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! Song !! Singers |- | "Kaarkuzhalil Poovu Choodiya" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] |- | "Maari Maari Poomaari" || [[S. Janaki]], Chorus |- | "Nashtappeduvaanillonnum" || K. J. Yesudas, Chorus |- | "Valakilukkam Kelkkanallo" || [[P. Jayachandran]], [[Vani Jairam]], B. Vasantha, [[Jolly Abraham]] |}
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== External links == * {{IMDb title|0246945}}
[[Category:1981 Malayalam-language films]] [[Category:1981 action films]] [[Category:1981 films]] [[Category:Films directed by P. G. Viswambharan]] [[Category:Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh]] [[Category:Indian action films]]