Thiranottam
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Thiranottam is a 1978 Malayalam film produced by Ashok Kumar and directed by Priyadarshan
starring Mohanlal
, Manianpilla Raju
and Ravi Kumar
. It was Mohanlal's first film. He played Kuttappan, a mentally disabled servant in the movie. The film was completed and censored, but was not released.
Mohanlal's first shoot took place on 4 September 1978 at 11:30 AM on Kesavadev Road, in front of Mohanlal's house in Mudavanmugal.
The film was created by Mohanlal and his friends: Maniyan Pilla Raju, Suresh Kumar
, Unni
, Priyadarshan
, Ravi Kumar
and others. Maniyan Pilla Raju played the film's central character. Mohanlal's role was the character of a disabled servant named Kuttappan.
The film was completed and censored, but was not released. Later it was released in a Kollam
theatre with the permission of the President of India
. It took more than 25 years to release the movie. By that time, Mohanlal had become a superstar in the Malayalam film industry.
Priyadarshan
Priyadarshan is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter. In a career spanning over two decades, Priyadarshan has directed over 80 films in several Indian languages including Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu...
starring Mohanlal
Mohanlal
Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair , known mononymously as Mohanlal , is a National Award-winning Indian actor, producer, singer and writer who is well known for his versatile and natural acting in Indian cinema & hence widely known as the Universal Star...
, Manianpilla Raju
Manianpilla Raju
Maniyanpilla Raju is a Malayalam film actor and producer. Though his real name is Sudhir Kumar, he is known by the screen name Maniyanpilla Raju...
and Ravi Kumar
Ravi Kumar
Ravi Kumar or Ravikumar may refer to:* K. S. Ravikumar , Indian film director and actor* P. H. Ravikumar , Managing Director and the Chief Executive Officer of the National Commodity and Derivates Exchange Limited...
. It was Mohanlal's first film. He played Kuttappan, a mentally disabled servant in the movie. The film was completed and censored, but was not released.
Mohanlal's first shoot took place on 4 September 1978 at 11:30 AM on Kesavadev Road, in front of Mohanlal's house in Mudavanmugal.
The film was created by Mohanlal and his friends: Maniyan Pilla Raju, Suresh Kumar
Suresh Kumar
Suresh Kumar was appointed the Assistant Commerce Secretary for Trade Promotion and Director-General of the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service by President Barack Obama on February 12, 2010.-Early life and Education:...
, Unni
Unni
Unni is used as a first name in and Kerala, India. In Malayalam language, it is also used as an adjective meaning an infant boy. Thus, Unnikrishnan means Lord Krishna in the infant form and Unniyesu means Yesu in the infant form...
, Priyadarshan
Priyadarshan
Priyadarshan is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter. In a career spanning over two decades, Priyadarshan has directed over 80 films in several Indian languages including Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu...
, Ravi Kumar
Ravi Kumar
Ravi Kumar or Ravikumar may refer to:* K. S. Ravikumar , Indian film director and actor* P. H. Ravikumar , Managing Director and the Chief Executive Officer of the National Commodity and Derivates Exchange Limited...
and others. Maniyan Pilla Raju played the film's central character. Mohanlal's role was the character of a disabled servant named Kuttappan.
The film was completed and censored, but was not released. Later it was released in a Kollam
Kollam
Kollam , often anglicized as ', is a city in the Indian state of Kerala. The city lies on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake on the Arabian sea coast and is situated about north of the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram...
theatre with the permission of the President of India
President of India
The President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. President of India is also the formal head of all the three branches of Indian Democracy - Legislature, Executive and Judiciary...
. It took more than 25 years to release the movie. By that time, Mohanlal had become a superstar in the Malayalam film industry.