Sarapancharam
| Sarapancharam | |
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| Directed by | Hariharan |
| Screenplay by | Hariharan |
| Story by | Malayattoor Ramakrishnan |
| Produced by | G. P. Balan |
| Starring | Jayan Sheela Sathaar Latha |
| Cinematography | Melli Irani |
| Edited by | V. P. Krishnan |
| Music by | Devarajan |
| Distributed by | Angel Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Sarapancharam (transl. bed of arrows) is a 1979 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Hariharan from a story by Malayattoor Ramakrishnan. It stars Jayan, Sheela, and Sathaar and Latha, with P. K. Abraham and Oduvil Unnikrishnan in supporting roles. Jayan played the role of the main antagonist in the film. It was also one of the first notable films of Oduvil Unnikrishnan, who played the role of a lawyer. It was a breakthrough film in Jayan's career.
The story line of the film is loosely based on D. H. Lawrence's 1928 novel Lady Chatterley's Lover, though there are significant differences in plot and characterisation. The film was the highest-grossing Malayalam film of 1979.