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Avalku Maranamilla

1978 film

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMar 3, 2026
Entity authorityQ18209737 ↗
Source-derived summary

Avalku Maranamilla (മലയാളം:അവൾക്കു മരണമില്ല) is a 1978 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Melattoor Ravi Varma. The film stars Prathapachandran, Baby Sumathi, Bahadoor and Janardanan in the lead roles. The film has musical score by G. Devarajan.

Cast

Prathapachandran

Baby Sumathi

Bahadoor

Janardanan

Kuthiravattam Pappu

M. G. Soman

P. R. Varalakshmi

Vidhubala

Soundtrack

The music was composed by G. Devarajan and the lyrics were written by Mankombu Gopalakrishnan.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Avalku Maranamilla” as 1978 film. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Avalku, Maranamilla and film.

Editorial reviewBest approached as a cultural-object dossier: authorship and date matter, but circulation and reception often explain the wider significance. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1978—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1978. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Avalku, Maranamilla and film providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

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Evidence profile

Object files, edition statements, performance records and contemporary criticism preserve different stages of the work’s history. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 3, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q18209737. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1978.

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This entry incorporates text from “Avalku Maranamilla” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.