# Thadavara > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Thadavara > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Thadavara.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thadavara > Source revision: 1341553064 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1981 Indian film Thadavara Directed by P. Chandrakumar Produced by Augustine Prakash Starring Jayan K. P. Ummer M. N. Nambiar Seema Cinematography Anandakuttan Edited by G. Venkittaraman Music by A. T. Ummer Production company Santhosh Films Distributed by Santhosh Films Release date 23 January 1981 (1981-01-23) Country India Language Malayalam ***Thadavara*** is a 1981 [Indian](/source/Cinema_of_India) [Malayalam](/source/Malayalam_language) film, directed by [P. Chandrakumar](/source/P._Chandrakumar) and produced by Augustine Prakash. The film stars [Jayan](/source/Jayan), [K. P. Ummer](/source/K._P._Ummer), [M. N. Nambiar](/source/M._N._Nambiar) and [Seema](/source/Seema_(actress)) in the lead roles. The film has musical score by [A. T. Ummer](/source/A._T._Ummer).[1][2][3] ## Cast - [Jayan](/source/Jayan) as Rajan - [K. P. Ummer](/source/K._P._Ummer) as SP Chandrasekhar - [M. N. Nambiar](/source/M._N._Nambiar) as Madhavan - [Seema](/source/Seema_(actress)) as Rema - [Kanakadurga](/source/Kanakadurga) as Devaki - [Nanditha Bose](/source/Nanditha_Bose) as Nandini - [Mala Aravindan](/source/Mala_Aravindan) as Karnan - [Kunchan](/source/Kunchan_(actor)) as Vaasu - [Sankaradi](/source/Sankaradi) as Prof. Vijayanath - [Sukumari](/source/Sukumari) as Sarojini - [Jose Prakash](/source/Jose_Prakash) as first leader of the bandit gang - [Ceylon Manohar](/source/Ceylon_Manohar) as Vishwam - [Jyothi Lakshmi](/source/Jyothi_Lakshmi) as dancer - [Jayamalini](/source/Jayamalini) as dancer ## Release The film was released on 23 January 1981. ### Box office The film was commercial success.[4] ## Soundtrack The music was composed by [A. T. Ummer](/source/A._T._Ummer) and the lyrics were written by [Sathyan Anthikkad](/source/Sathyan_Anthikkad). 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 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Thadavara"](http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=1228). malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 12 October 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Thadavara"](http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?2551). malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 12 October 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Thadavara"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141011075233/http://spicyonion.com/title/thadavara-malayalam-movie/). spicyonion.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Jayan's memories live on though Malayalam cinema lost its first action hero four decades ago"](https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2019/11/16/actor-jayan-malayalam-movies-action-hero-dress-circle.html). *[Malayala Manorama](/source/Malayala_Manorama)*. 16 November 2019. ## External links - [*Thadavara*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318119/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) This article about a Malayalam film of the 1980s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:1980s-Malayalam-film-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3A1980s-Malayalam-film-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1980s-Malayalam-film-stub) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Thadavara](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thadavara) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thadavara?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.