Thanthram

1988 1h 51m ML

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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A wealthy businessman James (Ratheesh) gets killed in a dubious car accident, leaving behind his grieving wife Sussanna (Urvashi) and a young son. Sussanna is an orphan and James was estranged from his family when he was alive. However after his death, James' father Kurien (Jagannatha Varma) feigns friendship with Sussanna and tries to trick her into giving control of James' businesses to him. When Sussanna refuses, the family files a lawsuit questioning the legality of her marriage to James. Helpless and isolated, she approaches George Korah (Mammotty), a struggling lawyer to fight her case.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mammootty
Adv. George Korah
Urvashi
Susanna
Ratheesh
James
Jagannatha Varma
Kurien Joseph
K. P. A. C. Azeez
Antony
Kunchan
Pillai
P K Abraham
Father Gabriel
Janardhanan
Adv. Rajasekharan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joshiy
Writers: Dennis Joseph
Languages: Malayalam
Countries: India

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ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joshiy, shot by Jayanan Vincent. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor K Sankunni shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Mammootty and Urvashi and Ratheesh carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0271816 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Joshiy directs. Jayanan Vincent behind the camera. K Sankunni cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Malayalam.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

138 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Joshiy, shot by Jayanan Vincent. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor K Sankunni shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Mammootty and Urvashi and Ratheesh carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0271816 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.