Manichitrathazhu

"THE ORNATE LOCK"

1993 2h 49m ML

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7.6

BANGER

★7.6TMDB · 96

HorrorComedyMystery

Synopsis

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A young couple, Ganga and Nakulan, arrives at the ancestral home called Madampalli of the latter. Hailing from a family that follows tradition and superstitions, Nakulan's uncle Thampi objects to the couple's idea of moving into the allegedly haunted mansion, which Nakulan ignores. The couple moves in anyway following which seemingly supernatural events begin to happen.

“THE ORNATE LOCK”

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Cast

Shobana
Ganga / Nagavalli
Mohanlal
Dr. Sunny Joseph
Suresh Gopi
Nakulan
Nedumudi Venu
Thampy
Vinaya Prasad
Sreedevi
Innocent
Unnithan
Sudheesh
Chanthu
KPAC Lalitha
Bhasura

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fazil
Writers: Madhu Muttam
Languages: Malayalam, Tamil
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 169 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Malayalam, Tamil.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Dr.Sunny Joseph Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by M. G. Radhakrishnan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Shobana and Mohanlal and Suresh Gopi carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Fazil directs. Venu behind the camera. M. G. Radhakrishnan scores. T. R. Sekhar cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in India. Dialogue in Malayalam, Tamil.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 169 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
233 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Malayalam, Tamil.
4Part of the "Dr.Sunny Joseph Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Fazil, shot by Venu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by M. G. Radhakrishnan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor T. R. Sekhar shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Shobana and Mohanlal and Suresh Gopi carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "THE ORNATE LOCK".
10IMDB entry: tt0214915 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 96 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
12Classified under 11 themes, including "dancer", "room", "palace", "sorcerer".