Janmabhoomi (1969 film)

Janmabhoomi (Home Land) is a 1969 Malayalam film written, directed and produced by John Sankaramangalam. The film stars Madhu, Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, S. P. Pillai and Ushakumari in the lead roles. It marked the directorial debut of Sankaramangalam, who later directed critically acclaimed feature films like Avalalppam Vaikippoyi (1971) and Samantharam (1985), and cinematographer Ashok Kumar. It won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration and a Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography.

Cast

 * Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair as Mathai
 * Madhu as John
 * S. P. Pillai as Pillai
 * Manavalan Joseph as Usman
 * Janardhanan as Nambiar
 * Ramchand as Kunhan
 * Ushakumari as Madhavi
 * Shobha as Chembi
 * T. R. Omana as Mariya
 * Snehalatha as Thresya
 * K. V. Sharada as Grameena
 * Baby Saroja as Baby
 * Baby Shanthi as Balan

Soundtrack
The music was composed by B. A. Chidambaranath and the lyrics were written by P. Bhaskaran.

Production
The film was made with financial support from the Film Finance Corporation. The film was shot in Wayanad on the Western Ghats.

The Film was distributed by Dinny Films.

Awards
The film won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration for its theme of religious co-existence. It also won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography for Ashok Kumar.