Athirathram is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by I. V. Sasi, written by John Paul and starring Mammootty, Mohanlal, and Seema. Mammootty's character Tharadas re-appears in Sasi's 2006 film Balram vs. Tharadas.[1][2][3][4]

Athirathram
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Directed byI. V. Sasi
Written byJohn Paul Puthusery
Produced byRaju Mathew
Starring
CinematographyJayanan Vincent
Edited byK. Narayanan
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Release date
  • 24 March 1984 (1984-03-24) (India)
Running time
127 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Athirathram was one of the films that elevated the leading actor Mammootty to a major star status.[5][6]

Plot

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Tharadas is a ruthless smuggler whose uncle was murdered by Rajesh. Rajesh is married to Thulasi who has a dark past with Tharadas. Tharadas's cousin kills Rajesh and accuses Tharadas of the murder. Rajesh's partner Prasad and Thulasi get revenge on Tharadas, and Tharadas kills Chandru in turn.

Cast

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Box office

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The film was a Blockbuster of 1984.[7][8][9][10]

Soundtrack

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The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and the lyrics were written by Kavalam Narayana Panicker.

No. Song Singers Lyrics Length (m:ss)
1 "Alakalile" K. J. Yesudas Kavalam Narayana Panicker
2 "Kanikal" K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki Kavalam Narayana Panicker
3 "Kasthoori" Vani Jairam Kavalam Narayana Panicker
4 "Minnam Minnam" P. Jayachandran, Vani Jairam Kavalam Narayana Panicker

References

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  1. ^ manoramaonline.com: John Paul Puthusery
  2. ^ "Athiraathram". MalayalaChalachithram. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Athiraathram". malayalasangeetham.info. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-20.
  4. ^ "Athiraathram". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  5. ^ "IV Sasi: The kingmaker behind Mammootty and Mohanlal". The News Minute. 25 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Karikkamuri Shanmughan to Bilal: Gangs of Kochi rule M-Town". The New Indian Express. 8 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Legendary film-maker I V Sasi, man who made Mammootty a star, passes away". The New Indian Express. 24 October 2017. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017.
  8. ^ C S Venkiteswaran (8 November 2017). "Trendsetting titan". The Hindu.
  9. ^ "IV Sasi: the hitmaker who discovered Mammootty, the actor". Malayala Manorama. 24 October 2017.
  10. ^ "The End of an Epoch". The Hindu. 26 October 2017.
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