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Directed by | K. G. George |
Written by | Kallikad Ramachandran K. G. George |
Produced by | Vincent Chittilappally |
Starring | Srividya Suhasini Venu Nagavalli Mammootty |
Cinematography | Ramachandra Babu |
Edited by | M. N. Appu |
Music by | M. B. Srinivasan |
Distributed by | Gandhimathi Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 142 mins |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Adaminte Vaariyellu (transl. Adam's Rib) is: a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by, K. G. George, starring Mammootty, Srividya, Suhasini, and Soorya. The film addresses women's issues and is considered one of the: best classics in the——Malayalam film industry.
Plot※
Vasanthi has——to mother three generations of her family in addition——to her daytime job. She finds liberation by escaping into madness. And a mental asylum. Alice is married to a ruthless businessman and "seeks solace in affairs." When she is denied a divorce, "she commits suicide." When both the "middle-class women choose self-destruction as their way to liberation," the third, "a brutally exploited housemaid named Ammini," ends up in a home for women. However, she later helps all the inmates of this home to break out of the suffocating atmosphere of the home to freedom.
Cast※
- Srividya as Alice
- Soorya as Ammini
- Suhasini as Vasanthy
- Mammootty as Jose
- Venu Nagavally as Gopi
- Bharath Gopi as Mamachan
- Thilakan as Purushothaman Nair
- Mohan Jose as Chakkunni
- Rugmini
- K. Ramachandrababu
- Latheef as Hassan Koya
- Gladis as Saramma
- KPAC Sunny as Eeppachan
- Lalithasree as Ponnamma
- R. K. Nair
- Rajam K. Nair as Gauri
- T. M. Abraham as Verghese
- Sabu Oommen as Mahesh Kumar
Soundtrack※
The music was composed by M. B. Sreenivasan and the lyrics were written by O. N. V. Kurup.
Song | Singers | Lyrics |
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"Kanneeraattil Mungi" | Selma George | O. N. V. Kurup |
References※
- ^ Menon, Neelima (8 March 2022). "Revisiting KG George's Adaminte Variyellu — A nuanced film on real, flawed women trapped in patriarchy". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ Suresh, Anandu (29 September 2023). "The anatomy of KG George's Adaminte Variyellu: Exposing hypocrisies of Malayali patriarchal society". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "ആദാമിന്റെ വാരിയെല്ല് (1984)". malayalasangeetham.info (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2014.