''Vismayathumbathu'' () is a 2004 Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 2 ...

-language

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film written, directed and produced by Fazil. It stars

Mohanlal Mohanlal Viswanathan (born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, film distributor, and director who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically app ...

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, and Nayanthara.

plays Sreekumar, who possess sixth sense, while Nayanthara does the role of a wandering spirit who get associated with Sreekumar.

Synopsis

Drawn by an invisible force, Sreekumar meets his school-time friend, Govindan Kutty. That's where he meets with a girl, Rita Mathews, whom he initially mistakes to be a prostitute. Later he discovers that she is the spirit of a Medical College student who had disappeared a while ago. Sreekumar is the only one who is able to see her. Initially, his friends are apprehensive about him, but slowly begin to believe him. Finally, Sreekumar, the spirit and his friends collaborate to unravel the mystery behind the disappeared girl.

Cast

as Sreekumar *

as Govindan Kutty * Nayanthara as Reetha Mathews *

Harisree Ashokan Harisree Ashokan is an Indian actor and director who is known for his comedy roles in Malayalam films. Ashokan has acted in more than 200 Malayalam films. He started his career as a mimicry artist in the troupe Harisree and then worked in Kala ...

as Gopan *

Salim Kumar Salim Kumar (born 10 October 1969) is an Indian actor, comedian, director and writer in Malayalam cinema. Mostly known for his comic and comedy roles, Salim Kumar is considered one of the best and most prominent comedians in the history of Mal ...

as Kunjambu *

Nedumudi Venu Kesavan Venugopal (22 May 1948 – 11 October 2021), better known by his stage name Nedumudi Venu, was an Indian actor and screenwriter from Kerala, who predominantly worked in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 500 films, primarily in Ma ...

as Dr. Sibi Joseph * Cochin Haneefa as C.I. Nandakumar *

K. B. Ganesh Kumar Keezhoote Balakrishna Pillai Ganesh Kumar (born 25 May 1966) is an Indian actor, television host, and politician. Ganesh Kumar is a proposed cabinet minister for the last 2.5 years in the ongoing 2nd LDF govt in Kerala and he is also the curre ...

as Dr. Simon Mathew, Reetha's professor *

Kaviyoor Ponnamma Kaviyoor Ponnamma is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films and television. She began her career performing in theatre dramas before foraying into cinema. She has also acted in TV serials and commercials and has playback singing cred ...

as Sreekumar's mother * Sukumari as Hostel Warden *

Rizabawa Rizabawa (24 September 1966 – 13 September 2021) was an Indian actor who works predomiantly in Malayalam films and television. His breakthrough role was as a villain in the 1990 film '' In Harihar Nagar''. Since then, he acted as villain in ...

as V. B. Prathapan * Kalpana as Maya * Lakshmi Krishnamoorthy as Sreekumar's grandmother *

T. P. Madhavan T. P. Madhavan (born 7 November 1935) is an Indian actor who appeared in Malayalam films. He started acting at the age of 40. He has acted in more than 600 films. He came into the film industry playing villain roles; later he started doing com ...

Mithra Kurian Mithra Kurian (born Dalma Kurian), is an Indian actress who works in Malayalam and Tamil films. Her notable works include ''Bodyguard'' (2010) and '' Kaavalan'' (2011). Biography She first appeared in a supporting role in the 2004 Malayalam ...

as Sarala Menon, Reetha's friend * Abu Salim as S.I. Ravi *

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as Zachariah Jacob

Reception

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wrote: "Stunning! is the word for Fazil's new psychological thriller ''Vismayathumbathu'' ..The film has a solid story, great acting and a surprise climax that not even a jaded critic like yours truly saw coming. Fazil has made it believable; despite the heights you have to take your mind to believe the story premise". Also, "Fazil's control over the medium is outstanding. The meticulous and carefully written screenplay accelerates towards the climax which is absorbing and spell-binding. Only after the film's chilling conclusion will you be able to fit the pieces of this ingenious super natural puzzle together". They conclude by writing: "''Vismayathumbathu'' is an audacious mind game that is simply unmissable." The film despite receiving mixed to positive reviews was a flop at the box office.

Soundtrack

Music:

Ouseppachan Mechery Louis Ouseppachan (born 13 September 1955), known mononymously as Ouseppachan, is an Indian film composer and singer who primarily works in Malayalam films. He is a recipient of National Film Award, Filmfare Award and Kerala State ...

, Lyrics:

Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri Padma Shri Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri, popularly known as Kaithapram, is a Malayalam lyricist, poet, music director, actor, singer, screenwriter, music therapist and performer of Carnatic music. He debuted with the movie Ennennum Kannet ...

* "Priyane Nee Enne" - K. J. Yesudas * "Etho Kaliyarangin" - Ganga * "Etho Kaliyarangin" (Extended) - Ganga * "Etho Kaliyarangin" (Nayika Nee) - Version I - Dr. Fahad Mohammad, Ganga * "Etho Kaliyarangin" (Nayika Nee) - Version II -

Afsal Afsal is an Indian film singer in Malayalam cinema. His first film song was "Kannilambum Villum" for the movie ''Valyettan'' in 2000. He has sung more than 250 movie songs. His popular songs include "Kai thudi thalam", "En Karalil Raakshasi"," ...

, Ganga * "Konchi Konchi" - K. J. Yesudas Raga:

Kapi (raga) Kāpi is a popular rāga in Carnatic music, the classical music of South India. ''Kāpi'' is a janya rāgam of ''Kharaharapriya'' with a meandering vakra scale. Typically performed at slow and medium speeds, it is capable of inducing moods of de ...

* "Mizhikalkkinnenthu Velicham" (D) -

Vijay Yesudas Vijay Yesudas (born 23 March 1979) is an Indian playback singer and actor. He has sung over 1000 film songs. Vijay works predominantly in the South Indian film industry, mostly in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi. He is the son o ...

, Sujatha Mohan * "Mizhikalkkinnenthu Velicham" (M) - Vijay Yesudas * "Priyane Nee Enne" - Sujatha Mohan

Remake

Fazil planned to remake the film in Tamil if it was a success. The film was unofficially remade in Tamil as ''

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'' (2015).

References

External links

* 2004 films 2000s Malayalam-language films 2004 psychological thriller films Malayalam films remade in other languages Indian psychological thriller films Films scored by Ouseppachan {{2000s-Malayalam-film-stub