Thenum Vayambum

1981 Indian film

Nedumudi Venu
Prem Nazir
Sumalatha
Mohanlal
Rani Padmini

CinematographyS. KumarEdited byK. SankunnyMusic byRaveendran

Production
company

Premier Enterprises

Distributed byGeo Pictures

Release date

17 November 1981 (1981-11-17)

Running time

152 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageMalayalam

Thenum Vayambum (transl. Honey and Calamus) is a 1981 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Ashok Kumar and written by John Paul, starring Nedumudi Venu, Prem Nazir and Sumalatha, along with Mohanlal and Ranipadmini. The film features music composed by Raveendran.^[1]^[2]

Cast

Nedumudi Venu as Ravi
Prem Nazir as V. C. Menon
Sumalatha as Sreedevi
Mohanlal as Varma
Khaja Sharif as Sunil
Ranipadmini as Asha Nair
Poojappura Ravi as Laundryman
Sankaradi as Warrier
Sukumari as Varma's mother
Balachandra Menon as Babu Mathew
Alummoodan as Khader Ikka
C. I. Paul as School Principal
Santhakumari as Mary Thomas
Maya as Mrs. Menon

Soundtrack

Thenum Vayambum

Soundtrack album by

Raveendran

Released

17 November 1981 (1981-11-17)

Recorded

1981, Chennai

Genre

World Music

Length

22:04

Raveendran chronology

Thaaraattu
(1981)

Thenum Vayambum
(1981)

Chiriyo Ciri
(1982)

The soundtrack for the film was composed by Raveendran with the lyrics written by Bichu Thirumala.^[3]^[4]

Track list
No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Thenum Vayambum"	K. J. Yesudas	4:39
2.	"Thenum Vayambum"	S. Janaki	4:39
3.	"Manassoru Kovil"	K. J. Yesudas	3:51
4.	"Ottakambi Naadam"	K. J. Yesudas	4:32
5.	"Vaanil Paayum"	Unni Menon, Jency Anthony	4:23
Total length:			22:04

References

^ "Chords and Notes". The Hindu. 23 April 2007. Archived from the original on 8 July 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Unchained melody". The Indian Express. Screen India. Archived from the original on 11 September 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
^ "Eternal notes : Ravindran has left his indelible mark on Malayalam film songs". The Hindu. 11 March 2005. Archived from the original on 21 March 2005. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
^ "Remembering Raveendran". The Indian Express. Express Buzz. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2009.