Thenum Vayambum

Thenum Vayambum (transl. Honey and Calamus) is a 1981 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Ashok Kumar and written by John Paul, starring Nedumudi Venu, Prem Nazir and Sumalatha, along with Mohanlal and Ranipadmini. The film features music composed by Raveendran.^[1][2]

Thenum Vayambum
Soundtrack cover
Directed by	Ashok Kumar
Written by	John Paul
Produced by	Kuruvila Kayyalakkakam
Starring	Nedumudi Venu Prem Nazir Sumalatha Mohanlal Rani Padmini
Cinematography	S. Kumar
Edited by	K. Sankunny
Music by	Raveendran
Production company	Premier Enterprises
Distributed by	Geo Pictures
Release date	17 November 1981 (1981-11-17)
Running time	152 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Cast

• Nedumudi Venu as Ravi
• Prem Nazir as V. C. Menon
• Sumalatha as Sreedevi
• Mohanlal as Varma
• Khaja Sharif as Sunil
• Ranipadmini as Asha Nair
• Poojappura Ravi as Laundryman
• Sankaradi as Warrier
• Sukumari as Varma's mother
• Balachandra Menon as Babu Mathew
• Alummoodan as Khader Ikka
• C. I. Paul as School Principal
• Santhakumari as Mary Thomas
• Maya as Mrs. Menon

Soundtrack

Thenum Vayambum
Soundtrack album by Raveendran
Released	17 November 1981 (1981-11-17)
Recorded	1981, Chennai
Genre	World Music
Length	22:04
Label	Saregama
Producer	Raveendran
Raveendran chronology
Thaaraattu (1981) Thenum Vayambum (1981) Chiriyo Ciri (1982)

The soundtrack for the film was composed by Raveendran with the lyrics written by Bichu Thirumala.^[3][4]

Track list

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Thenum Vayambum"	K. J. Yesudas	4:39
2.	"Thenum Vayambum"	S. Janaki	4:39
3.	"Manassoru Kovil"	K. J. Yesudas	3:51
4.	"Ottakambi Naadam"	K. J. Yesudas	4:32
5.	"Vaanil Paayum"	Unni Menon, Jency Anthony	4:23
Total length:			22:04