Philip (Mammootty) is the owner of a financing company. Raju (Rahman), Philip's younger brother is a drug addict and is put under rehab. Convinced that he's out of his habit Philip sends him off to Madras to pursue his studies. However on a subsequent visit to the city Philip realises that Raju has gone back to his old habits. Amidst this Raju steals some money and gets away in Philip's car which meets with an accident killing him. Years later Philip gets married to Cicily (Sobhana) and one day mysteriously Raju comes back to their house alive.
Acting
Mammootty's silent breakdowns cut deeper than any dialogue.
Direction
Vijayan builds dread through domestic spaces, not cheap thrills.
Cinematography
Madras never looked this sinister and ordinary simultaneously.
Director
G. S. Vijayan
Mammootty
Philipose Manavalan (Thampi)
Shobana
Cicily
Rahman
Raju Manavalan
Lissy
Renu
Murali
John
Jagathy Sreekumar
Sivankutty (Ambili)
Jalaja
Gracy
Janardhanan
DySP Cherian
Kuthiravattam Pappu
Krishnan
Poojappura Ravi
Kurup
Nandhu
Videoshop Owner
Bobby Kottarakkara
Chinnan
Adoor Bhavani
Ammachi
Jaganathan
Producer Sadanandan
Jose Prakash
Major Mathai
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
One of Malayalam cinema's rare forays into psychological horror, predating the industry's later 'new wave' by decades. The Madras setting reflects 1980s Kerala's complex relationship with Tamil Nadu.
The car accident sequence was reportedly shot in a single take with practical effects so convincing that crew members apparently genuinely panicked. Mammootty refused to break character for hours afterward.
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