the 80's. Notable personalities: filmmakers, Padmavibhushan Adoor Gopalakrishnan , Bharathan, Aravindan, Padmarajan , John Abraham; Sreenivasan, Shyamaprasad, Kamal, Renjith scriptwriter, M. T. Vasudevan Nair , Sreenivasan ; cinematographer, Azhagappan, Santhosh Sivan, Shaji; actors, Bharath Gopi , Tilakan, Padmabhushan Prem Nazeer, Satyan, Padmashri Mammootty , Padmashri Mohanlal , Padmashri Balachandra Menon; playback