Jesus (1973 film)

Jesus
Directed byP. A. Thomas
Written byThomas Pictures Unit
Screenplay byP. A. Thomas
Produced byThomas
StarringMuralidas
Thikkurissy
Gemini Ganesan
M. N. Nambiar
K. P. Ummar
Jose Prakash
Ushakumari
V. K. Ramasamy
Jayabharathi
Jayalalitha
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed byThirumeni Pictures
Release date
  • 21 December 1973 (1973-12-21)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget₹1 million (US$12,000)
Box office₹11.6 million (US$140,000)

Jesus is a 1973 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by P. A. Thomas and starring Murali Das, Gemini Ganesan, Jayabharathi, Jayalalitha, Ushakumari, M. N. Nambiar, K. P. Ummar, Jose Prakash, Bahadoor and V. K. Ramasamy.[1][2][3] The film was also dubbed in Tamil and Telugu. It was Jayalalithaa's only Malayalam film.

  1. ^ Freek L. Bakker, The Challenge of the Silver Screen: An Analysis of the Cinematic Portraits of Jesus, Rama, Buddha and Muhammad, Studies in Religion and the Arts, v. 1 (Leiden; Boston, MA: Brill, 2009), 13–77.
  2. ^ Peter Malone Screen Jesus: Portrayals of Christ in Television and Film 2012 "Reports of numerous locally made films of Jesus' life circulate particularly in South India, but other than Karunamayudu, only the following are well documented: Jesus (directed by P. A. Thomas, 1973); Shanti Sandesham (Telugu for Gospel of Peace).. Mulla Kireetam"
  3. ^ Vijayakumar, B. (29 March 2015). "Jesus: 1973". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2022.