Adharvam (1989)
അഥർവ്വം
Anantha Padmanabhan comes from a dysfunctional family but he masters the Vedas and falls in love with a Brahmin girl. However, due to a twist of fate when his life turns into hell, he seeks revenge.
- Date of release
- 1989-06-01
- TMDB
- 7.3 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- Genres
- Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
- Director
- Dennis Joseph
Casting
- Mammootty — Anantha Padmanabhan
- K. B. Ganesh Kumar — Vishnu
- Jose Prakash — Thirumeni
- Jayabharathi — Malu
- Thilakan — Mekkadan
- Silk Smitha — Ponni
- Jagannatha Varma — Moothedan
- Charu Haasan — Thevalli
- Sukumari — Thevalli's Wife
- Kunchan — Subramani
- Parvathi — Usha
- P C George
Interesting facts
Adharvam (transl. Atharvaveda) is a 1989 Indian Malayalam-language supernatural horror film directed by Dennis Joseph and written by Shibu Chakravarthy, starring Mammootty, K. B. Ganesh Kumar, Charuhasan, Silk Smitha, Thilakan, and Parvathy Jayaram. Mammootty played the role of Anantha Padmanabhan, an expert in mystic tantric rituals. The songs and background score of the movie were by Ilaiyaraaja. This movie is considered as one of the best movies in Mammootty's career. It is an underrated gem and later got cult status.
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