Mukham (transl. Face) is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language thriller film co-written and directed by Mohan, starring Mohanlal, Nassar and Ranjini in the lead roles. The film does not have any songs, but features a musical score composed by Johnson.[1][2][3] It is considered one of the best murder mystery movies in Malayalam but didn't do well in boxoffice.[4]
| Mukham | |
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| Directed by | Mohan |
| Screenplay by | Mani Swamy Joseph Madapally (Dialogues) |
| Story by | Mohan Ananthu |
| Produced by | Anupama Mohan |
| Starring | Mohanlal Nassar Ranjini |
| Cinematography | Saroj Padi |
| Edited by | Ravi Kiran |
| Music by | Johnson |
Production company | Appu Cine Art |
| Distributed by | Bhavachithra |
Release date |
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Running time | 118 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
editThe film is about a police officer who tries to uncover and stop an unknown serial killer who has sniped three victims and plans for the fourth one and to his shock its his own wife but it is revealed that she was forced by a wretch resulting in his cruel beating damage and his superior is the culprit and the cop stops him and gets him arrested.
Cast
edit- Mohanlal as ACP Hariprasad IPS
- Ranjini as Usha
- Nassar as Comm. P. N. Narendran IPS[5]
- Priya as Prema
- Bindhya as Nirmala
- Sukumaran as DySP Minnal Madhavan
- Sankaradi as Kesavan Nair
- Vijay Menon as Vijay
- Soman as Home Minister
- Innocent as Anthony
- Mala Aravindan as Agasthy
- Ravi Menon as Kunjikrishnan
- Valsala Menon as Usha's Mother
- Shivaji as CI Narayana Swamy
- T. P. Madhavan as Usha's Father
- Kundara Johnny as Menon
- Anderson as Alexander
- Rajan Sankaradi as George
- Joseph Madapally in Cameo Appearance
- Rajeevnath in Cameo Appearance
- Ramyasree in Cameo Appearance
References
edit- ^ Menon, Neelima (24 March 2019). "'Mukham' to 'Mayaanadhi': 8 Malayalam film that would make for great web series". The News Minute. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ Menon, Neelima (14 May 2019). "15 Best Malayalam Films To Stream On Netflix, Amazon & Hotstar (This Summer)". HuffPost. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ Shafeeq (23 November 2017). "On the face of it: Community and State in a Mohanlal Police Thriller". MCH Film Club. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "10 Best Malayalam Murder Mystery Movies". HuffPost. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ Rajan, Heera (5 April 2021). "Most underrated psychopaths in Malayalam cinema". Retrieved 12 May 2021.
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