Thadavara

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Thadavara | image = Thadavara.jpeg | caption = | director = [[P. Chandrakumar]] | producer = Augustine Prakash | writer = | screenplay = | starring = [[Jayan]]<br>[[K. P. Ummer]]<br>[[M. N. Nambiar]]<br>[[Seema (actress)|Seema]] | music = [[A. T. Ummer]] | cinematography = [[Anandakuttan]] | editing = G. Venkittaraman | studio = Santhosh Films | distributor = Santhosh Films | released = {{Film date|1981|1|23|df=y}} | country = India | language = [[Malayalam Language|Malayalam]] }}

'''''Thadavara''''' is a 1981 [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] film, directed by [[P. Chandrakumar]] and produced by Augustine Prakash. The film stars [[Jayan]], [[K. P. Ummer]], [[M. N. Nambiar]] and [[Seema (actress)|Seema]] in the lead roles. The film has musical score by [[A. T. Ummer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=1228|title=Thadavara|accessdate=2014-10-12|publisher=malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?2551|title=Thadavara|accessdate=2014-10-12|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/thadavara-malayalam-movie/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011075233/http://spicyonion.com/title/thadavara-malayalam-movie/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=11 October 2014|title=Thadavara|accessdate=2014-10-12|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref>

==Cast== *[[Jayan]] as Rajan *[[K. P. Ummer]] as SP Chandrasekhar *[[M. N. Nambiar]] as Madhavan *[[Seema (actress)|Seema]] as Rema *[[Kanakadurga]] as Devaki *[[Nanditha Bose]] as Nandini *[[Mala Aravindan]] as Karnan *[[Kunchan (actor)|Kunchan]] as Vaasu *[[Sankaradi]] as Prof. Vijayanath *[[Sukumari]] as Sarojini *[[Jose Prakash]] as first leader of the bandit gang *[[Ceylon Manohar]] as Vishwam *[[Jyothi Lakshmi]] as dancer *[[Jayamalini]] as dancer

==Release== The film was released on 23 January 1981.

===Box office=== The film was commercial success.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jayan's memories live on though Malayalam cinema lost its first action hero four decades ago |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2019/11/16/actor-jayan-malayalam-movies-action-hero-dress-circle.html |website=[[Malayala Manorama]]|date=16 November 2019}}</ref>

==Soundtrack== The music was composed by [[A. T. Ummer]] and the lyrics were written by [[Sathyan Anthikkad]].

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss) |- | 1 || "Aananda Raagamezhuthiya" || [[Vani Jairam]] || [[Sathyan Anthikkad]] || |- | 2 || "Kaattum Ee Kaadinte Kulirum" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || Sathyan Anthikkad || |- | 3 || "Nee Maayalle" || Vani Jairam || Sathyan Anthikkad || |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb title|0318119|Thadavara}}

[[Category:1981 films]] [[Category:1981 Malayalam-language films]] [[Category:Films directed by P. Chandrakumar]] [[Category:1981 Indian films]]