Padamudra (film)

Padamudra (transl. Footprint) is a 1988 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by R. Sukumaran. Starring Mohanlal in the dual roles of Soap Kuttappan and Maathu Pandaaram, and also stars Seema and Nedumudi Venu. The film features original songs composed by Vidyadharan and background score by Johnson.[1] The film won Mohanlal the Filmfare Award for Best Malayalam Actor and Kerala State Film Award – Special Jury Award.[2]

Padamudra
Promotional poster designed by Gayathri Ashokan
Directed byR. Sukumaran
Written byR. Sukumaran
Produced byAugustine Ilanjippilli
StarringMohanlal
Seema
Nedumudi Venu
Mala Aravindan
Sithara
Urvashi
Jagadish
Kalasala Babu
CinematographySaloo George
Edited byA. Ramesan
Music byVidyadharan
Johnson (Score)
Production
company
Noble Pictures
Distributed byTharangini Release
Release date
  • 24 June 1988 (1988-06-24)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Plot

The film takes place where an emotional battle happens to a son due to his father. Mohan Lal plays dual roles, one is a worker in the quarry, while the other is a home business owner.

Pandaram, a traveling vendor, has an illicit relationship with Gojamma, a simple village woman. Their son, Kuttappan, is haunted by childhood memories of his father and tries to find out the truth.

Cast

Soundtrack

Noted singer Vidhu Prathap made his singing debut in this film. He sang the song Ambalamillathe Aaltharyail along with a choir when he was 9 years old.

All music is composed by Vidyadharan

Track listing [3]
No.TitleLyricsArtist(s)Length
1."Aarumilla Agathiyenikkoru" Mohanlal 
2."Ambalamillathe Aaltharyail"Hari KudappanakkunnuK. J. Yesudas, Choir 
3."Vaadyopakaranangal"   
4."Karumbiyaam Ammayude"Edaman ThankappanK. S. Chithra 
5."Onpathu Maasam"Edaman ThankappanMohanlal 

Reception

Neelima Menon of The News Minute wrote, "The film oscillates between the past and the present, with Mohanlal catching the variations of the dual character with impeccable nuance, be it the anger, self-loathing and vulnerability simmering in the son or the lasciviousness and cockiness of the father."[4]

References
  1. "Padamudra - 1988 film". malayalachalachithram. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  2. Sreedhar Pillai (31 December 1988). "Mammootty and Mohan Lal emerge as unprecedented superstars of Malayalam films". India Today. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  3. "പാദമുദ്ര (1988)". malayalasangeetham. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  4. "7 underrated Mohanlal films and where you can watch them online". The News Minute. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
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