Adaminte Vaariyellu (transl. Adam's Rib) is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by K. G. George, starring Mammootty, Srividya, Suhasini, and Soorya. The film addresses women's issues and is considered one of the best classics in the Malayalam film industry.[1][2]
| Adaminte Vaariyellu | |
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| Directed by | K. G. George |
| Written by | Kallikad Ramachandran K. G. George |
| Produced by | Vincent Chittilappally |
| Starring | Srividya Suhasini Venu Nagavalli Mammootty |
| Cinematography | Ramachandra Babu |
| Edited by | M. N. Appu |
| Music by | M. B. Srinivasan |
| Distributed by | Gandhimathi Films |
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Running time | 142 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
editVasanthi has to mother three generations of her family in addition to her daytime job. She finds liberation by escaping into madness and a mental asylum. Alice is married to a ruthless businessman and seeks solace in affairs. When she is denied a divorce, she commits suicide. When both the middle-class women choose self-destruction as their way to liberation, the third, a brutally exploited housemaid named Ammini, ends up in a home for women. However, she later helps all the inmates of this home to break out of the suffocating atmosphere of the home to freedom.
Cast
edit- Srividya as Alice
- Soorya as Ammini
- Suhasini as Vasanthy
- Mammootty as Jose
- Venu Nagavally as Gopi
- Bharath Gopi as Mamachan
- Thilakan as Purushothaman Nair
- Mohan Jose as Chakkunni
- Rugmini
- K. Ramachandrababu
- Latheef as Hassan Koya
- Gladis as Saramma
- KPAC Sunny as Eeppachan
- Lalithasree as Ponnamma
- R. K. Nair
- Rajam K. Nair as Gauri
- T. M. Abraham as Verghese
- Sabu Oommen as Mahesh Kumar
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by M. B. Sreenivasan and the lyrics were written by O. N. V. Kurup.[3]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| "Kanneeraattil Mungi" | Selma George | O. N. V. Kurup |
References
edit- ^ Menon, Neelima (8 March 2022). "Revisiting KG George's Adaminte Variyellu — A nuanced film on real, flawed women trapped in patriarchy". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ Suresh, Anandu (29 September 2023). "The anatomy of KG George's Adaminte Variyellu: Exposing hypocrisies of Malayali patriarchal society". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "ആദാമിന്റെ വാരിയെല്ല് (1984)". malayalasangeetham.info (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2014.