Raghu (Pottan) Sathyan as Appukkuttan Sheela as Saraswathyamma Sharada as Ponnamma Adoor Bhasi as Giridhara Yogi/Naanu Kurup Ammini Sankaradi as Shanku Ammavan Jesey as Anandan Adoor Bhavani as Karthiyayini Baby Kumudam as Vilasini Bahadoor as Bhargavan Kumari Padmini as Meenakshi Kuttan Pillai N. Govindankutty as Pachu Kurup Paravoor Bharathan as Unnithan Soundtrack The music was composed by G. Devarajan and the lyrics were written by Vayalar Ramavarma and Jayadevar. The devotional number ‘Chethi mandaram thulasi...' (P. Susheela) was elevated to the status of a prayer song. ‘Thaazhampoo manamulla thanuppulla...' (A. M. Rajah) was another hit and one of the singer's best in the language. The other hits include ‘Manaseswari maappu tharoo...' (Raja), ‘Indumukhi ..... (P. Jayachandran), and the chorus ‘Narayanam bhaje...' led by P. Jayachandran. A few verses ‘Lalitha lavanga Latha…' from Jayadeva's ‘Geeta Govindam' rendered by P. Leela was also a hit. Reception The Indian Express wrote, "With a little more care in scripting and editing, Manjila's Adimakal (Slaves) would have aptly ended there, but sometimes, even our best film-makers do not know when and where to stop. There are a few other irrelevant scenes which, if chopped off would help this Malayalam film gain in tempo and appeal." Awards Filmfare Award for Best Film - Malayalam won by M. O. Joseph (1969) References External links 1969 films 1960s Malayalam-language films Films based on Indian novels Malayalam films remade in other languages Films directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan Films with screenplays by Thoppil Bhasi Best Malayalam Feature Film National Film Award winners