Achanum Bappayum is a 1972 Malayalam film directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and written by K. T. Muhammed. It stars K. P. Ummer, Jayabharathi, Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, Adoor Bhasi and Baby Sumathi in important roles. It won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration. K. J. Yesudas won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer and Vayalar Ramavarma won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics for the song " Manushyan Mathangale". Plot Krishnan (Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair) a Hindu man comes back from the jail after completing his sentence for killing his wife. He starts staying with his sister who is a follower of Sree Narayana Guru and her husband (Adoor Bhasi ) who is a communist. One night a Muslim lady comes to their house and dies leaving a new born baby girl. Krishnan decides to adopt the child even against the protest from his sister, brother in law and Muslim and Hindu communities. He allows the girl to learn Islam religion and follow it. But he faces more problems when the girl reaches marriage age and falls in love with his nephew. Cast Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair as Krishnan K. P. Ummer as Mustafa Jayabharathi as Aamina Adoor Bhasi as Madhavan Ayyappan Pillai Bahadoor as Abdulla Vincent as Devadas Master Raghu as Devadas Vijayakumari Meenakumari Philomina as Pathumma M. K. Kamalam Baby Sumathi as Aamina Sreemoolanagaram Vijayan Soundtrack The music was composed by G. Devarajan and the lyrics were written by Vayalar Ramavarma. Awards National Film Award - 1972 Best Playback Singer - K J Yesudas Best lyricist - Vayalar Ramavarma References External links Achanum Bappayum at the Malayalam Movie Database 1972 films 1970s Malayalam-language films Films directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan Best Film on National Integration National Film Award winners