Mammootty's first major role: a priest hiding a body and a secret.
Post Mortem is a 1982 Indian Malayalam film, directed by J. Sasikumar and produced by Pushparajan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Mammootty, Sukumaran and Balan K Nair in lead roles.
Acting
Mammootty's breakout — watch a legend being born in real time.
Direction
Sasikumar builds dread through silence, not spectacle.
Director
J Sasikumar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mammootty had done over 20 tiny roles before this; critics initially dismissed him as 'too soft' for serious cinema. This film proved them deliciously wrong.
The film's portrayal of police-church tension reflected real 1980s Kerala anxieties about institutional accountability that still resonate in Malayalam cinema today.
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