Mannu

Mannu (The Soil) is a 1978 Malayalam film directed by K. G. George with Soman, P. K. Abraham, Sharada and Sukumaran in the lead roles. The feudal melodrama about greed & superstition narrates a tale of the struggle of the poor Damu (Soman) & his wife (Sharada) against the powerful landlord (P. K. Abraham) over tenancy rights.

Cast

 * M. G. Soman as Damu
 * P. K. Abraham as Krishnan Nair
 * Sharada as Paru, Damu's wife
 * Sukumaran as Rajan, Krishnan Nair's son
 * Adoor Bhasi as Supran Thirumeni
 * Nellikkodu Bhaskaran as Mulankadan
 * Kuthiravattom Pappu as Keshavan
 * Mallika Sukumaran as Naani
 * Kunjandi as Kakka
 * Santha Devi as Krishnan's mother
 * Nilambur Balan as Velappan
 * Sreenivasan as Mathai
 * R. K. Nair as Raghavan

Soundtrack
The music was composed by A. T. Ummer and the lyrics were written by Dr Pavithran.