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Chithram

  • 1988
  • 2h 39m
IMDb RATING
8.7/10
6.7K
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Mohanlal, Renjini, and Nedumudi Venu in Chithram (1988)
MalayalamComedyDramaMusical

A woman hires a stranger to pose as her husband because she doesn't want her ailing father to know that her fiance broke their engagement.A woman hires a stranger to pose as her husband because she doesn't want her ailing father to know that her fiance broke their engagement.A woman hires a stranger to pose as her husband because she doesn't want her ailing father to know that her fiance broke their engagement.

  • Director
    • Priyadarshan
  • Writers
    • Priyadarshan
    • Sreenivasan
  • Stars
    • Mohanlal
    • Nedumudi Venu
    • Renjini
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.7/10
    6.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Priyadarshan
    • Writers
      • Priyadarshan
      • Sreenivasan
    • Stars
      • Mohanlal
      • Nedumudi Venu
      • Renjini
    • 15User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Mohanlal
    Mohanlal
    • Vishnu
    Nedumudi Venu
    Nedumudi Venu
    • Kaimal
    Renjini
    Renjini
    • Kalyani
    Poornam Vishwanathan
    • Ramendra Menon
    Sreenivasan
    Sreenivasan
    • Baskaran Nambiar
    • (as Sreenivasen)
    M.G. Soman
    M.G. Soman
    • Jail Superintendent
    Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair
    Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair
    • Revathy's Father
    Maniyanpilla Raju
    Maniyanpilla Raju
    • Murugan
    Sukumari
    Sukumari
    • Bhaskaran's mother
    Innocent Vareed Thekkethala
    Innocent Vareed Thekkethala
      Lizy
      Lizy
      • Revathy
      Ganesh Kumar
      Ganesh Kumar
      • Revathy's brother
      Shanawas
      Shanawas
      • Ravi
      Jagadish
      Jagadish
      Bhagyalakshmi
      Bhagyalakshmi
      • Kalyani
      • (voice)
      Bobby Kottarakkara
      Bobby Kottarakkara
      • Marriage broker
      Unni Mary
      Unni Mary
      • sister of Srinivasan
      • Director
        • Priyadarshan
      • Writers
        • Priyadarshan
        • Sreenivasan
      • All cast & crew
      • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

      User reviews15

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      10unmeshmenon

      mohanlal's one of the greatest movie

      This is one of the greatest hits mohanlal and priyadarshan have ever made. The Malayalam film industry discovered MG Sreekumar, the talented young singer from his excellent songs. The movie is stuffed with comedy scenes although it has a tragic end. Mohanlal, Renjini, Nedumudi venu, Sreenivasan have acted so naturally that the movie is unforgettable. the movie was one of the biggest commercial hits of Malayalam in the late eighties. Mohanlal has showed his talents by his versatile acting throughout the movie. Two great combination of the times, Mohanlal-Sreenivasan and Mohanlal-Priyadarshan made the film one of the biggest hit in Malayalam.
      arun_mr

      A good movie that stands out and is still in the mind

      The movie is an all-time hit in Malayalam. The movie directed by Priyadarshan came to theater in 1988. Soon comes Mohanlal's uncle Vishnu to arrest 3 prisoners. Mohanlal is the culprit who was sentenced to death. In the meanwhile, the Malayalees saw the new life of Vishnu asking to say, "Sir, why not?" The background score of the movie is still Malayali's favorite ring tone. In the climax, Vishnu goes to jail. If the film ends with Vishnu in the movie, it will not be for anyone who does not want to do something
      10ericsaju-12403

      One of the best EVER GREEN MOVIE...

      One the Best movie from malayalam movie industry. A Wonderful script from Priyadarshan and Crew. The story of the movie is Great.... All the actors in the movies also do a great work to Make movie as a great success.. Mohanlal is acting as a Prisoner for doing a crime.

      But he got a chance to act as a husband for daily wages. The Songs in the movie is also one of the best.... A MUST WATCH MOVIE...
      10vishalbitvv

      Best Movie

      Despite doing it for the money, it was for a noble cause. Kalyani and Vishnu are initially feuding with each other but they do fall in love eventually. My favorite parts of this movie are the songs Paadam Pootha Kaalam and Eeran Megham. I also like the Lalettan fight scene with Sreenivasan and Shanavas. My least favorite part is MG Soman's introduction as he appears to be menacing. The scene that I hate is where Soman hits Lalettan to the ground after the chase scene in the woods. Vishnu is an escaped convict from prison but there's a backstory as to what made him that. MG Soman is the prison warden. He is married to Revathy (Lissy) who is a mute dancer in the movie and they couple have a child. One night, Vishnu discovers a man seeing her behind his back and he assumes that she's having an affair with him. He attacks the man and picks up a knife which he accidentaly kills Revathy with. I don't think Vishnu should've been charged with murder because the death of Revathy was an accident over a misunderstanding. A manslaughter charge would be more reasonable along with imprisonment for a number of years. Vishnu didn't deserve the death sentence as it's a very harsh punishment given the situation. The last scene where Vishnu asks the warden if he could acquit the death penalty makes me want to cry. The entire climax makes me want to cry also. Even though Lalettan is smiling in the last scene, it's still sad to see taken away to be killed :(. Despite that, I still think this Lalettan Classic is a masterpiece and will be for years and generations to come.
      10abingeorgekv

      unforgettable

      The climax of the film is unpredictable and is one of the best classical films of mollywood. Mohanlal sir's acting in the movie is superb. Everyone will bear tears after the climax scene. One if the best feel good movie of Malayalam

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      • Trivia
        Holds the record as the longest-running Malayalam film. It completed more than 370 days theatrical run with regular shows in three releasing theaters, a record still unbroken in Malayalam cinema, and ran 405 days in one theater.
      • Connections
        Featured in Vadakkunokkiyantram (1989)

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      • Release date
        • December 23, 1988 (India)
      • Country of origin
        • India
      • Language
        • Malayalam
      • Also known as
        • Chitram
      • Production companies
        • Shirdi Sai Creations
        • Shirdi Sai Productions
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      • Runtime
        • 2h 39m(159 min)
      • Color
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