Kaadu (1973 Malayalam film) explained

Kaadu (1973 Malayalam film) should not be confused with Kaadu (1973 Kannada film).

Kaadu
Director:	P. Subramaniam
Screenplay:	S. L. Puram Sadanandan
Starring:	Madhu Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair Shanthi C. L. Anandan
Music:	Vedpal Verma
Cinematography:	U. Rajagopal
Country:	India
Language:	Malayalam

Kaadu is a 1973 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by P. Subramaniam. The film stars Madhu, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Shanthi and C. L. Anandan. The film had musical score by Vedpal Verma.^[1]

The film was simultaneously made in Tamil as Malai Naattu Mangai, with Gemini Ganesan, in the lead role along with Sasikumar and C. L. Anandan in prominent roles. The film was remade in Hindi as Hum Junglee Hain.^[2]

Cast

• Madhu as Rajendran
• Vijayasree as Maala
• Vincent as Veeran
• Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair as Kaattumooppan
• K. V. Shanthi as Ganga
• C. L. Anandan as Vikraman/Swami
• Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair as Menon
• Bahadoor as Sekhar
• S. P. Pillai as Sankar
• P. R. Varalakshmi as Menon's daughter^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kaadu. 2014-10-15. malayalachalachithram.com.
2. Web site: Hindi Film Songs - Hum Junglee Hain (1973) | MySwar .
3. Web site: 13 November 2010 . Grill Mill: P. R. Varalakshmi . S. R. . Ashok Kumar . . 15 May 2021 . https://archive.today/20210515070959/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Grill-Mill-P.-R.-Varalakshmi/article15685552.ece . 15 May 2021 . live .