Vazhve Mayam

This article is about the 1970 Malayalam film. For the 1982 Tamil film, see Vazhvey Maayam.

Vazhve Mayam (lit. 'Life is an illusion') is a 1970 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and written by Thoppil Bhasi, based on the novel of the same name by P. Ayyaneth. It stars Sathyan, and also features Sheela, Sankaradi, K. P. Ummer, Bahadoor, Adoor Bhasi, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Khadeeja, N. Govindan Kutty, Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai, C. A. Balan, Kuttan Pillai and Philomina.

Vazhve Mayam
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Directed by	K. S. Sethumadhavan
Screenplay by	Thoppil Bhasi
Story by	P. Ayyaneth
Based on	Vazhve Mayam by P. Ayyaneth
Produced by	M. O. Joseph
Starring	Sathyan Sheela
Cinematography	Melli Irani
Edited by	M. S. Mani
Music by	Devarajan
Production company	Manjilas Films
Release date	14 November 1970 (1970-11-14)
Running time	153 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Sankarady won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor for his performance in the film.^[1] The film was screened as part of the Sathyan retrospective at the 17th International Film Festival of Kerala held at Thiruvananthapuram.

Cast

• Sathyan as Sudhi (Sudhindharan Nair)
• Sheela as Sarala, Sarala's daughter (double role)
• Sankaradi as Neelakantappillai
• K. P. Ummer as Sasidaharan Nair, Sudhi's friend
• Bahadoor as Kuttappan, Sudhi's neighbour
• Adoor Bhasi as Achuthan Nair, Sarala's father
• K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Gowri, Kuttappan's wife
• Khadeeja as Kamalkshi, Sasidharan's wife
• Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai as Panchayat member
• Philomina as Parukutty
• C. A. Balan
• Paul Vengola
• Paravoor Bharathan as Swami
• N. Govindan Kutty as Ramachandran Nair
• P. R. Menon as Raghavan
• Kochi Ammini
• Kuttan Pillai

Production

The film was shot at Arunachalam Studios and Revathi Studios.^[2]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by G. Devarajan and the lyrics were written by Vayalar Ramavarma.

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length (m:ss)
1	"Bhagavaanoru Kuravanaayi"	P. Leela	Vayalar Ramavarma
2	"Chalanam Chalanam"	K. J. Yesudas	Vayalar Ramavarma
3	"Ee Yugam Kaliyugam"	K. J. Yesudas	Vayalar Ramavarma
4	"Kaattum Poy"	P. Madhuri	Vayalar Ramavarma
5	"Kalyaanasougandhika Poonkaavanathil"	P. Susheela	Vayalar Ramavarma
6	"Seethaadevi Swayamvaram"	P. Susheela, P. Jayachandran	Vayalar Ramavarma

Reception

Vazhve Mayam was a major commercial success at the box office.^[2]

Remakes

The movie was remade in Telugu as Edadugula Bandham (1985)^{[citation needed]} and as Aap Ki Kasam (1974) in Hindi.^[3]

Awards

• Filmfare Award for Best Film - Malayalam won by M. O. Joseph (1970)^[4]

References

1. "State Film Awards 1969 - 2008" Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
2. Vijayakumar, B. (24 February 2013). "Vazhve Mayam 1970". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
3. @NFAIOfficial (25 March 2020). "#Remake#VazhveMayam (1970), K.S. Sethumadhavan's unusual, heartrending tale of possessiveness, insecurity and jeal…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
4. "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". 1971.

External links

• Vazhve Mayam at IMDb
• Vazhve Mayam at the Malayalam Movie Database