# Sphodanam > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sphodanam > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sphodanam.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphodanam > Source revision: 1341552934 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1981 Indian film Sphodanam Poster Directed by P. G. Viswambharan Written by Alleppey Sheriff Produced by Babu K. J. Thomas Starring Sukumaran M. G. Soman Mammootty Ravikumar Seema Balan K. Nair K. P. Ummer Kuthiravattam Pappu Sankaradi Mala Aravindan Jagathi Sreekumar Cinematography U. Rajagopal Edited by K. Narayanan Music by Shankar–Ganesh Distributed by Vijaya Movies Release date 9 April 1981 (1981-04-09) Country India Language Malayalam ***Sphodanam*** (transl. Explosion) is a 1981 Indian [Malayalam](/source/Malayalam)-language film directed by [P. G. Viswambharan](/source/P._G._Viswambharan), starring [Sukumaran](/source/Sukumaran), [M. G. Soman](/source/M._G._Soman), [Mammootty](/source/Mammootty), [Ravikumar](/source/Ravikumar_(actor)) and [Seema](/source/Seema_(actress)).[1] The role of Sukumaran was initially intended for Jayan. However, he died before production began.[2] ## Plot This article's plot summary needs to be improved. Please help do so. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. (March 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this message) *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 - [Sukumaran](/source/Sukumaran) as Gopi - [M. G. Soman](/source/M._G._Soman) as Surendran - [Mammootty](/source/Mammootty) (credited as Sajin) as Thankappan - [Ravikumar](/source/Ravikumar_(actor)) as Engineer - [Seema](/source/Seema_(actress)) as Lalitha - [Sheela](/source/Sheela) as Devaki - [Balan K. Nair](/source/Balan_K._Nair) as Muthalali - [K. P. Ummer](/source/K._P._Ummer) as Police Officer - [Prameela](/source/Prameela) as Narayanapilla's wife - [Kuthiravattam Pappu](/source/Kuthiravattam_Pappu) as Narayana Pilla - [Sankaradi](/source/Sankaradi) as Krishnan - [Santhakumari](/source/Santhakumari_(Malayalam_actress)) as Muthalali's wife - [Shubha](/source/Shubha_(actress)) as Gouri - [Mala Aravindan](/source/Mala_Aravindan) as Vasu Pilla - [Jagathi Sreekumar](/source/Jagathi_Sreekumar) as Kuttan Pilla - [Kaviyoor Ponnamma](/source/Kaviyoor_Ponnamma) as Gopi's mother - [Santo Krishnan](/source/Santo_Krishnan) as Kunjappi - KPAC Premachandran as Sankaran - Preman ## Production *Sphodanam* was one of the earliest films of actor [Mammootty](/source/Mammootty), before he being turned a major star. In a late interview to a film weekly, actress [Sheela](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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.[3]This injury might be the reason for the gait we associate with the actor today.[4] Mammootty is credited as 'Sajin (Mammootty)' in the movie, as the director felt this was preferable.[5] ## Soundtrack The music was composed by [Shankar–Ganesh](/source/Shankar%E2%80%93Ganesh) and the lyrics were written by [O. N. V. Kurup](/source/O._N._V._Kurup).[6][7] 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 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["I like this arrogance, 'keep it up', this is what I told Mammootty first"](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). *[Kerala Kaumudi](/source/Kerala_Kaumudi)*. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Noticed Mammootty's gait ?"](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/did-you-know/Noticed-Mammoottys-gait-/articleshow/12948443.cms). *[The Times of India](/source/The_Times_of_India)*. 10 May 2013. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220308121641/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/did-you-know/Noticed-Mammoottys-gait-/articleshow/12948443.cms) from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Farsana Jaleel (26 September 2016). ["Sheela about Mammootty's dedication"](http://vellinakshatram.com/online/news/Sheela-about-Mammoottys-dedication_2016-09-26.php). *[Kerala Kaumudi](/source/Kerala_Kaumudi)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042406/http://vellinakshatram.com/online/news/Sheela-about-Mammoottys-dedication_2016-09-26.php) from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Noticed Mammootty's gait?"](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/did-you-know/Noticed-Mammoottys-gait-/articleshow/12948443.cms). *[Times of India](/source/The_Times_of_India)*. 10 May 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Production controller A Kabeer about Mammootty"](https://malayalam.indiatoday.in/cinema/story/production-controller-a-kabir-about-mammootty-609188-2023-07-05). *[India Today](/source/India_Today)*. 5 July 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Sphodanam"](https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/sphodanam/g1Gzk5Nfmig_). *[JioSaavn](/source/JioSaavn)*. 31 December 1981. Retrieved 10 November 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Sphodanam (1981)"](https://www.malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?1453&cl=1). *malayalasangeetham.info*. Retrieved 10 November 2022. ## External links - [*Sphodanam*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246945/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sphodanam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphodanam) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphodanam?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.