Adikkurippu is a 1989 Malayalam-language legal thriller film, written by S. N. Swamy and directed by K. Madhu.[2][3] It stars Mammootty in the lead role, who plays the role of an advocate. The movie was praised for introducing a new theme in Malayalam by depicting the life of a castaway portrayed by Jagathy, who lands in legal problems that were rare in Malayalam movies during that time. The film is loosely based on the missing ship owned by Kerala Shipping Corporation, MV Kairali.[4] S. N. Swamy has recognized the film as his favorite.[5]
| Adikkurippu | |
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Poster | |
| Directed by | K. Madhu |
| Screenplay by | S. N. Swamy |
| Story by | Jose Kurian |
| Produced by | Thomas Mathew |
| Starring | Mammootty Jagathy Sreekumar Urvashi |
| Cinematography | Vipin Das |
| Edited by | V. P. Krishnan |
| Music by | Shyam |
Production company | Centauer Arts |
| Distributed by | Century |
Release date |
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Running time | 109 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Cast
edit- Mammootty as Adv. Bhaskara Pillai / Bhasi
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Basheer
- Urvashi as Adv. Geetha, Bhaskara Pillai's Junior Advocate
- Sukumaran as Chief Minister / Mr.X
- Lalu Alex as Captain John Samuel
- Sreenath as S. I. Rajendran / Raju, Bhaskara Pillai's Friend
- Janardhanan as Williams
- Vijayaraghavan as Mohammed Ali
- Vijayan as Home Minister Keshavan
- Jose Prakash as Adv. Menon, Geetha's Father
- Lizy as Veena, Bhaskara Pillai's Sister
- K. P. A. C. Sunny as City Police Commissioner Karthikeyan
- Meena as Bhaskara Pillai's Mother
- Babu Namboothiri as Public Prosecutor APP / Pothen
- Jagadish as Bappootty, Basheer's Friend (Cameo)
- Prathapachandran as Venkataraman Swamy
- K. P. A. C. Azeez as Judge
- Kollam Thulasi as District Collector
- Kothuku Nanappan as Aasan, Bhaskara Pillai's Clerk
- Sankaradi as Advocate Krishnakurup
- Paravoor Bharathan as P.W.D Minister Pillai
- Santhakumari as Basheer's Mother
- Nandhu as Dentist's Assistant
- M. S. Thripunithura as Customs Officer
- Murali Mohan as Doctor
- Nassar Latheef as Sunny
- Suma Jayaram as Basheer's Sister
- Vijayan Peringode as Ship Worker
Plot
editThe story revolves around the castaway Basheer (Jagathy Sreekumar), who partially lost his memory. The captain of the ship (Lalu Alex), who found him would like to hand Basheer over to the relatives post anchoring in Kochi. However, Basheer does not possess any documents proving his identity and citizenship, and so there were challenges involved in getting him deported. Advocate Bhaskara Pillai (Mammootty) tries a few plans. Things get thrilling as there were murder attempts on Basheer. Adv. Bhaskara Pillai comes to his rescue and succeeds in tracing the identity of Basheer and finally finds the people behind the play.
References
edit- ^ "Adikkurippu - Oneindia.in" Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ""Adikkurippu - Metromatinee.com"". Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ "Adikkurippu - Mallumovies.org"
- ^ Narayanan, Nirmal (20 January 2020). "Six evergreen crime thriller movies of Mammootty in Mollywood that the world should not miss". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "In conversation with SN Swamy, man behind Malayalam cinema's finest murder mysteries". The News Minute. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
External links
edit- Adikkurippu at IMDb
- Adikkurippu at the Malayalam Movie Database
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