Ashtabandham Explained

Ashtabandham
Director:	Askar
Producer:	Areefa Hassan
Screenplay:	Hassan
Starring:	Srividya Mukesh Shankar Balan K. Nair
Music:	A. T. Ummer
Editing:	K. P. Hariharaputhran
Studio:	Arifa Combines
Distributor:	Arifa Combines
Country:	India
Language:	Malayalam

Ashtabandham is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Askar and produced by Areefa Hassan. The film stars Srividya, Mukesh, Shankar and Balan K. Nair in the lead roles. The film has musical score by A. T. Ummer.^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Srividya as Jameela
• Mukesh as Johnny
• Shankar as Abdu
• Mucherla Aruna as Ambika Antharjanam
• Balan K. Nair as Psharady Mashu
• Kuthiravattam Pappu as Kunjali
• Seema as Ayisha
• Sukumari as Amina
• Nellikode Bhaskaran as Hajiyar
• Lissy as Subaida
• Bahadoor as Warrier
• Kalaranjini as Savithri
• Nedumudi Venu as Kunjunni
• T. G. Ravi as Majeed
• Sankaradi as Jamath President
• Paravoor Bharathan as Adruman
• Captain Raju as Sulaiman
• Prathapachandran as Sankaran Nair
• Santo Krishnan as Gunda
• P. R. Menon as Saithalikka
• Mela Raghu as Jamath member

Soundtrack

The music was composed by A. T. Ummer and the lyrics were written by Chowalloor Krishnankutty and O. V. Abdullah.

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length (m:ss)
1	"Aalolam Kili"		Chowalloor Krishnankutty
2	"Manushyan Ethra Manoharamaaya Padam"	K. J. Yesudas	O. V. Abdullah
3	"Maveli Thampuraan"	K. J. Yesudas, Ashalatha, Chorus	Chowalloor Krishnankutty, O. V. Abdullah

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ashtabandham. 2014-10-23. www.malayalachalachithram.com.
2. Web site: Ashtabandham . 2014-10-23 . malayalasangeetham.info . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141023153833/http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?688 . 23 October 2014 .