Vazhve Mayam

Vazhve Mayam
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Directed by	K. S. Sethumadhavan
Screenplay by	Thoppil Bhasi
Story by	Ayyaneth
Produced by	M. O. Joseph
Starring	Sathyan Sheela, K. P. Ummer, Bahadur, Govindankutty, Kadeeja, KPAC Lalitha
Cinematography	Melli Irani
Edited by	M. S. Mani
Music by	Devarajan
Production company	Manjilas Films
Release date	14 November 1970 (1970-11-14)
Running time	153 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Vazhve Mayam (lit. 'Life is an illusion') is a 1970 Malayalam-language film, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan.^[1] Sathyan plays the lead role. The film also has Sheela, Sankaradi, K. P. Ummer, Bahadoor, Adoor Bhasi, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Khadeeja, N. Govindan Kutty, Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai, C. A. Balan, Kuttan Pillai and Philomina. Sankarady won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor for his performance in the film.^[2] It has had a long lasting impact on Malayalam cinema, and was screened as part of the Sathyan retrospective at the 17th International Film Festival of Kerala held at Thiruvananthapuram. It was a Super Hit movie.

• Sathyan as Sudhi (Sudhindharan Nair)
• Sheela as Sarala, Sarala's daughter (double role)
• Sankaradi as Neelakantappillai
• K. P. Ummer as Sasidaharan Nair, Sudhi's friend
• Bahadoor as Kuttappan, Sudhi's neighbour
• Adoor Bhasi as Achuthan Nair, Sarala's father
• K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Gowri, Kuttappan's wife
• Khadeeja as Kamalkshi, Sasidharan's wife
• Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai as Panchayat member
• Philomina as Parukutty
• C. A. Balan
• Paul Vengola
• Paravoor Bharathan as Swami
• N. Govindan Kutty as Ramachandran Nair
• P. R. Menon as Raghavan
• Kochi Ammini
• Kuttan Pillai

The music was composed by G. Devarajan and the lyrics were written by Vayalar Ramavarma.

The movie was remade in Telugu as Edadugula Bandham (1985)^{[citation needed]} and as Aap Ki Kasam (1974) in Hindi.^[3]

• Filmfare Award for Best Film - Malayalam won by M. O. Joseph (1970)^[4]

• Vazhve Mayam at IMDb
• Vazhve Mayam at the Malayalam Movie Database