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List Of Malayalam Horror Films
This is the chronological list of horror films produced in Malayalam cinema. ''Bhargavi Nilayam'', released in December 1964, is considered as the first true horror film in the language. The film was scripted by writer Vaikom Muhammed Basheer based on his own short story "Neelavelicham". It was produced by T. K. Pareekutty under the banner Chandrathara Films. The film, which is now considered as a classic in Malayalam cinema, celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 2014. Films See also *List of Malayalam films *List of horror films References {{Horror fiction Malayalam Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ... Horror ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horror Film
Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apocalyptic events, and religious or folk beliefs. Cinematic techniques used in horror films have been shown to provoke psychological reactions in an audience. Horror films have existed for more than a century. Early inspirations from before the development of film include folklore, religious beliefs and superstitions of different cultures, and the Gothic and horror literature of authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker, and Mary Shelley. From origins in silent films and German Expressionism, horror only became a codified genre after the release of ''Dracula'' (1931). Many sub-genres emerged in subsequent decades, including body horror, comedy horror, slasher films, supernatural horror and psychological horror. The genre has been produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakthi (1980 Film)
''Shakthi'' is a 1980 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Vijayandand produced by Raghu Kumar. The film stars Jayan, Seema, Srividya and Jagathy Sreekumar in the lead roles. The film has musical score by K. J. Joy. The climax mirror fight sequence was inspired by the 1973 Bruce Lee film ''Enter the dragon''. The movie was in Hit chart. Cast Soundtrack The music was composed by K. J. Joy and the lyrics were written by Bichu Thirumala. See also * List of Malayalam horror films This is the chronological list of horror films produced in Malayalam cinema. ''Bhargavi Nilayam'', released in December 1964, is considered as the first true horror film in the language. The film was scripted by writer Vaikom Muhammed Basheer ba ... References External links * 1980 films 1980s Malayalam-language films 1980s action horror films 1980 horror films Indian action horror films {{1980s-horror-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brahma Rakshass
Brahma ( sa, ब्रह्मा, Brahmā) is a Hindu god, referred to as "the Creator" within the Trimurti, the trinity of supreme divinity that includes Vishnu, and Shiva.Jan Gonda (1969)The Hindu Trinity Anthropos, Bd 63/64, H 1/2, pp. 212–226. He is associated with creation, knowledge, and the ''Vedas''. Brahma is prominently mentioned in creation legends. In some ''Puranas'', he created himself in a golden embryo known as the Hiranyagarbha. Brahma is frequently identified with the Vedic god Prajapati.;David Leeming (2005), The Oxford Companion to World Mythology, Oxford University Press, , page 54, Quote: "Especially in the Vedanta Hindu Philosophy, Brahman is the Absolute. In the Upanishads, Brahman becomes the eternal first cause, present everywhere and nowhere, always and never. Brahman can be incarnated in Brahma, in Vishnu, in Shiva. To put it another way, everything that is, owes its existence to Brahman. In this sense, Hinduism is ultimately monotheistic or mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalpana House
''Kalpana House'' is a 1989 Indian Malayalam-language horror film, directed by P. Chandrakumar. The film stars Kapil Dev, Divya, Abhilasha and Shafeeq. The film has musical score by Anu Malik. It was dubbed in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu as Bungalow No 666, Amavasai Iravil, Inti No.13 Respectively. Plot Kalpana House is basically an unofficial Malayalam remake of ''Fright Night''. Tony (Shafiq) keeps seeing strange things at his next door neighbor's house. Coffins and strange crates come in and out of the house, and women go into the house only to disappear. Tony gets the cops involved only to prove nothing, and hires a big muscle-bound ruffian to break in only to be killed. But when a vampire named John Peter (Kapil Dev) visits his house and threatens his life, ending in a confrontation where Tony stabs the vampire in the hand with a paint brush, Tony then gets help from his best friend with a truly annoying laugh who directs him to a priest. The priest doesn't believe Tony's neig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Joseph
Dennis Joseph (20 October 1957 – 10 May 2021) was an Indian scriptwriter and director known for his work in Malayalam films. He was active during the 1980s and early 1990s. He frequently collaborated with directors Joshi (director), Joshi and Thambi Kannanthanam. He is known for scripting films including ''Nirakkoottu'' (1985), ''Rajavinte Makan'' (1986), ''Shyama (film), Shyama'' (1986), ''New Delhi (1987 film), New Delhi'' (1987), ''No.20 Madras Mail'' (1990), ''Kottayam Kunjachan'' (1990), ''Indrajaalam'' (1990), ''Akashadoothu'' (1993), ''Palayam (film), Palayam'' (1994), and ''F. I. R. (1999 film), F.I.R.'' (1999). He also directed five films, including ''Manu Uncle'', which won the National Film Award for Best Children's Film in 1988 and the Kerala State Film Award for Best Children's Film, Kerala State Film Award for the Best Children's Film in 1989. Early life Dennis was born on 20 October 1957 in Ettumanoor, Kottayam, Kerala, India, to M. N. Joseph and Eliyamma Joseph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adharvam
''Adharvam'' (Malayalam: അഥര്വ്വം) is a 1989 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Dennis Joseph and written by Shibu Chakravarthy, starring Mammootty, Ganesh Kumar, Charuhasan, Silk Smitha, Thilakan, and Parvathy. Mammootty played the role of Anantha Padmanabhan, an expert in mystic tantric rituals. The songs and background score of the movie were by Ilaiyaraaja. Plot Thevalli Namboodiri(Charuhasan) is a renowned astrologer. One day while helping the people of his village to find the root cause of some mishaps, Thevalli finds out that the problems are due to the black magic and other tantric kriyas performed by Mekkadan Namboodiri. On the request of the villagers, Thevalli goes to meet Mekkadan, who is also a childhood friend, but Mekkadan does not value the words of Thevalli and moreover tells him that his illicit son born out of a low caste woman Malu (Jayabharathi) will become his disciple and practice these dark arts. Thevalli becomes concerned. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veendum Lisa
''Veendum Lisa'' is a 1987 Malayalam horror film. It is a sequel to the 1978 film ''Lisa''. The film was dubbed in Tamil as ''My Dear Lisa'' with a few scenes reshot. Plot The story starts with Gomathi and her daughter visiting a temple. Here they meet Saraswathi, the daughter of late Shankara Iyer of the Shreehari Madom family. Knowing about their past relationship with the Shreehari Madom family, Gomathi arranges for Saraswathi's marriage with her son Kalyan, a doctor. After the wedding, they decide to go to Ooty for their honeymoon. One day, Saraswathi happens to come across a picture of a girl in Kalyan's personal briefcase. On enquiry, he confesses that during his stay in London for his studies, he had met and fallen in love with a girl named Lisa. They had agreed to get married soon after his studies. But after he left London, he never saw her again. His parents disregard the idea of their marriage because Lisa is an orphan and also a Christian. Kalyan says that since he i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alleppey Ashraf
Alleppey Ashraf is an Indian film director, producer and distributor working mainly in Malayalam cinema. He started his career as an impressionist and later a dubbing artist. He is considered as an inspiration for many in mimicry art. He has also directed several films even though he was never a busy director. Filmography Director His filmography includes: Producer *''Minda Poochakku Kalyanam'' *''Www.anukudumbam.com'' *''The Truth (1998 film)'' Dialogue writer *Oru Madapravinte Katha *Mukhya Manthri *Paara *Oru Muthassikkadha *Minda Poochakku Kalyanam *Ennum Sambhavaami Yuge Yuge Story writer *Oru Madapravinte Katha *Mukhya Manthri *Paara *Minda Poochakku Kalyanam *Ennum Sambhavaami Yuge Yuge Screenplay writer *Oru Madapravinte Katha *Mukhya Manthri *Paara *Ennum Sambhavaami Yuge Yuge Actor *Honey Bee 2.5 (2017) as Himself *Honey Bee 2 Celebrations (2017) as Capt. Francis * Kavi Uddheshichathu..? (2016) as Binukuttan *Avarude Veedu *Ithu Manthramo Thanthramo Kut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacha Velicham
''Pacha Velicham'' () is a 1985 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed and produced by M. Mani. The film stars Shankar, Madhu, Sukumari, Adoor Bhasi and Sankaradi. The film has musical score by Shyam. Synopsis Mukundan, a railway office clerk, gets transferred to a remote railway station in Madras. One night while leaving from the station, he happens to meet Nandini, his father's sister's daughter, walking towards her house. She told that she got down from the train which had just halted there and is heading towards her house. As it was quite dark, she borrows his torch and asks him to get it back from her house the next day. Quite shocked and speechless, Mukundan lends out his torch. He then heads to the rented house, which was also owned by Nandini's husband - Retd. Major Nair. Mukundan then skips to his old memories. He was in love with Nandini. Both his parents and Nandini's mother were interested in their marriage. Mukundan gets a job in the railway. Nandini's brother S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakshassu
''Rakshassu'' is a 1984 Indian Malayalam horror film, directed by Hassan and produced by Areefa Hassan. The film stars Baby, Sukumaran, Baby Ajitha and Bheeman Raghu in the lead roles. The film has musical score by A. T. Ummer. Cast *Sukumaran as Sukumaran *Ratheesh as Ratheesh *Bheeman Raghu as Raghu *Baby Anju as Shalini *Baby Ajitha *Sankaradi as Sankaran *Sathaar as Ravi *Kuthiravattam Pappu as Mammad * Seema as Seema *Gomathi as Gomathi Soundtrack The music was composed by A. T. Ummer Anjukandy Thalakkal Ummer ( ml, അഞ്ചുകണ്ടി തളയ്ക്കൽ ഉമ്മർ) (10 March 1933 – 18 October 2001) was a Malayalam music composer from Kerala, India. He is known for composing many soft melodies for 174 ... and the lyrics were written by Vasudevan Panampilly, Ramachandran Ponnani and K. G. Menon. References External links * 1984 films 1980s Malayalam-language films {{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sreekrishna Parunthu
''Sree Krishna Parunthu'' () is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language horror film directed by A. Vincent and written by P. V. Thampi based on his novel ''Krishna Parunthu''. The film stars Mohanlal, Balan K. Nair, Jagathy Sreekumar, Pavithra, and Bindu. The story is about Kumaran, a complete rogue, who turns out to be a pious saint and the temptations he has to suffer. The music for the film was composed by K. Raghavan. The film was a major commercial success of that year at Mollywood box office. Plot Puthoor Illam is a traditional family that practices positive tantric magic under blessings of their family god, Lord Garuda, popularly known as Sri Vishnu Parunthu (The Eagle of Lord Vishnu). The family is widely respected for their ability to revive near-dead people due to venomous snake bites using the sacred water through invoking Garuda. Pappu (Jagannatha Varma), who is the current magician of the family, foresees his death and decides to transfer all his knowledge to his nephew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manasariyathe
''Manasariyathe'' () is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language thriller film directed by Soman Ambaat and written by Velliman Vijayan. It stars Mohanlal, Zarina Wahab and Nedumudi Venu. The film's songs were composed by Raghu Kumar, while the background score was provided by Pukazhenthi. Plot A womanizer frequently troubles a happy family. This leads the husband to threaten the guy publicly. The next day the guy turns up in the family house as a corpse. How the family deals with the corpse and who was responsible for the death is the rest of the movie. Cast * Mohanlal as Mammootty * Nedumudi Venu as Venu * Zarina Wahab as Sindhu * Bhagyasri * Jagathi Sreekumar as Ambilykuttan * Sankaradi as Sankaran * Meena as Minimol * Philomina * Sathar as Mohan Soundtrack The music was composed by Raghu Kumar and the lyrics were written by Poovachal Khader Poovachal Khader (25 December 1948 – 22 June 2021) was a Malayalam lyricist from Kerala who worked mainly in Malayalam film industry. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
