Malayalam Film Music

[raagadevan]

The 1980 movie "manjil virinja pookkaL" (Flowers That Bloomed in the Mist) was a landmark in Malayalam cinema. It was the first movie of director Fazil, actors Mohanlal and Poornima Jayaram, and music director Jerry Amaldev. Actor Shankar also had his Malayalam debut in the movie, having acted in "oru thalai raagam" (Tamil) prior to that. The story was based on the Hollywood thriller "Sleeping With The Enemy"

The move was a big hit; and so were the songs, with lyrics by Bichu Thirumala.

"manjaNi kombil..." (S. Janaki - happy version)



"manjaNi kombil..." (S. Janaki - pathos version)



"mizhiyOram nananjozhukum..." (KJY)



"mizhiyOram nilaavalayO..." (S. Janaki)



"manjaadi kunnil maNimukilukaL..." (KJY and Vani Jayaram)




Footnote:

Mohanlal acted in 1978 in "thiranOttam", but the movie was never released commercially. For those who are interested, here is Mohanlal's first ever scene/dialogue in a movie(that was released!):