''Oru Abhibhashakante Case Diary'' () is a 1995 Indian

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film directed by

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and written by

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.The film stars

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and

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. The plot is about a lawyer, seeking justice for a teenage girl who was raped and murdered. The film has soundtrack composed by

Raveendran Madhavan Raveendran ( ml, മാധവൻ രവീന്ദ്രൻ ), (born Kulathupuzha, Kollam, 9 November 1943 – died Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 3 March 2005), fondly known as ''Raveendran Master'', was a popular South Indian music composer an ...

while the background music is scored by Rajamani.

Plot

A young servant girl is raped, murdered and her body is dumped in a pond. The police accuse Unni Thampuran of murder and arrest him. Following torture methods, a confession is extracted from Unni Thamburan and the case is ready to be presented at the court. Aniyan Kuruvilla (

), the public prosecutor, discovers flaws in the investigation and declines to fight. Convinced about Unni Thampuran's innocence, he switches sides and decides to fight for him. The prosecution hires a bent and a crooked lawyer Jagatheesh T. Nambiar (

) and through a barrage of false witnesses and doctored testimonies, Unni Thampuran is found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment. Aniyan Kuruvilla, though beaten, doesn't lose hope and starts a private investigation of his own and discovers that a group of spoilt boys, Reji and his friends are responsible for the brutal murder. Incidentally, they also meet another woman who was raped by the trio. Reji is the son of a very powerful and influential woman, Accama. Aniyan Kuruvilla reopens the case in court. Nambiar asks the court to dismiss the reopening as such move is very rare. He produces proof that the accused were in Palakkad attending a wedding and couldn't reach the spot of rape on the time as mentioned in the case file. Aniyan Kuruvila successfully proves the alibi as forged and thus helps to serve justice.

Cast

as Adv. Aniyan Kuruvila *

as Indu *

as SI Balan *

as SP Sugunapal *

as Adv. Jagadish T. Nambiar *

as Mani Kunju / Mani Kuruvila *

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as Seetha *

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as Shalini *

Maniyanpilla Raju Sudheer Kumar (born 20 April 1955), better known by his stage name Maniyanpilla Raju (Malayalam:മണിയൻപിള്ള രാജു), is an Indian actor and producer who works in Malayalam film industry.Oduvil Unnikrishnan Oduvil Unnikrishnan (13 February 1943 – 27 May 2006) was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam cinema. He has portrayed supporting roles in both dramatic and comedic roles.The HindMalayalam film actor Oduvil Unnikrishnan dead He is a four- ...

as Adv. Ramavarma Thampuran * V. K. Sreeraman as CI Rajan *

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as DYSP Bahuleyan *

Madhupal Madhupal Kannambathu is an Indian actor, director, and screenwriter who works in Malayalam cinema. Madhupal made his acting debut with ''Kashmeeram'' in 1994 and his directorial debut with ''Thalappavu'' (2008), which was about Naxal Varghese an ...

as Reji *

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as Kuttan *

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as Wilson *

Adoor Bhavani Adoor Bhavani (1927 – 25 October 2009) was an Indian actress in Malayalam cinema, best known for her appearance in the National Award-winning film ''Chemmeen'' (1965), directed by Ramu Kariat. She had acted in about 450 films, including ''Mudi ...

as Annamma and Deenamma *P. C. George as Ittichan *

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as Sindhu / Shalini's Sister *

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as Pothuval *T. S. Krishnan as Tony, Reji's Friend *

Ravi Menon Chalappurathu Raveendranatha Menon (1950 – 24 November 2007), popularly known as Ravi Menon was a veteran Indian film actor who worked in Malayalam cinema. He was born in Sreekrishnapuram, Palakkad in 1950. He completed diploma from the Film a ...

as Mathukutty * Santhosh as Chacko, Akkamma's Assistant *

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as Akkamma *Vikraman Nair as Judge

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Raveendran Master whilst the original background music is scored by Rajamani.It features two tracks which were sung by Dr. K. J. Yesudas and

Sujatha Mohan Sujatha Mohan (credited as Sujatha) is an Indian playback singer who is popular for singing in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu movies. She has also sung for Kannada, Badaga, Hindi and Marathi movies. In a career spanning 48 years, she has recorde ...

.Both of the songs were penned by

Shibu Chakravarthy Shibu Chakravarthy is an Indian lyricist, screenwriter, and poster designer who works in Malayalam cinema. His ancestors were the rulers of Kurukkanmoola Dynasty, hence the name ''Chakravarthy'' (). His birthname was Shibu Rajav, later change ...

Reception

The song ''"Kanikkonnakal"'' received mostly positive reviews and became one of the popular hits in the 90s.

References

External links

* * http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/7237/oru-abhibhashakante-case-diary.html 1990s Malayalam-language films 1990s crime drama films 1995 films Films directed by K. Madhu Films scored by Raveendran 1995 drama films {{1990s-Malayalam-film-stub