Love in Singapore (1980 Malayalam film)

Love in Singapore
Love in Singapore
	Promotional poster
Directed by	Baby
Written by	Gopi
Screenplay by	Baby
Produced by	M. Chandra Kumar
Starring	Prem Nazir; Jayan; Jose Prakash; Latha
Cinematography	K. B. Dayalan
Music by	Shankar–Ganesh
Release date	28 February 1980;
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Love in Singapore is a 1980 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Baby. The film stars Prem Nazir, Jayan, Jose Prakash and Latha. The film has musical score by Shankar–Ganesh. This movie upon release gained positive reviews and became a commercial success. It was simultaneously shot in Telugu with the same name starring Chiranjeevi and Ranganath.^[1]^[2]

Plot

Premkumar and Suresh are brothers. One night the brothers fight and the father hits the younger brother and he leaves the house in anger. The same night a villain comes to their house and kills the father as revenge for sending the villain to jail.

Premkumar grows up to be a police officer just like his father and is sent to Singapore to track down a jewel-encrusted ancient sword stolen from the local temple. Suresh is in Singapore and has a Chinese girlfriend. Prem meets and falls in love with Sudha whose father is held captive by Sethu who is behind the theft of the sword. The brothers meet and recognize each other. The brothers are held captive by Sethu while they were trying to escape with the sword. The brothers escape and chase down Sethu and returns to India with the sword.

Cast

Prem Nazir as Premkumar
Jayan as Suresh
Madeline Teo as Madeline
Jose Prakash as Rowdy Sethu
Latha as Sudha
Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Mother of Premkumar and Suresh
Prathapachandran as SI Krishnan Nair, Father of Premkumar and Suresh
Steven Thoo
Peter Chong

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh and the lyrics were written by Ettumanoor Sreekumar.^[3]

Song	Singers
"Chaam Chacha"	P. Susheela, P. Jayachandran
"Madamilakanu Meyyake"	S. Janaki, P. Jayachandran
"Mayilaadum Medukalil"	K. J. Yesudas, P. Susheela
"Njan Raaja"	S. Janaki, P. Jayachandran
"Rithulayamunarunnu"	S. Janaki, P. Jayachandran

References

^ "Jayan's memories live on though Malayalam cinema lost its first action hero four decades ago". Malayala Manorama. 16 November 2019. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
^ "Jayan death anniversary: Here are 5 much-acclaimed movies of the action hero of Malayalam cinema". The New Indian Express. 17 November 2019. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
^ "ലവ്‌ ഇൻ സിംഗപൂർ (1980)". malayalasangeetham.info (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

External links

Love in Singapore at IMDb

[1] "Jayan's memories live on though Malayalam cinema lost its first action hero four decades ago". Malayala Manorama. 16 November 2019. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

[2] "Jayan death anniversary: Here are 5 much-acclaimed movies of the action hero of Malayalam cinema". The New Indian Express. 17 November 2019. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

[3] "ലവ്‌ ഇൻ സിംഗപൂർ (1980)". malayalasangeetham.info (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

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