Aayushkalam
Aayushkalam (transl. Lifetime) is a 1992 Indian Malayalam-language ghost film directed by Kamal and written by Vinu Kiriyath and Rajan Kiriyath. Starring Jayaram, Mukesh, Sreenivasan, Saikumar and Gavin Packard. The film was a commercial success at the box office.[1] Aayushkalam was remade in Hindi as Hello Brother.
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| Directed by | Kamal |
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| Music by | Ouseppachan |
| Cinematography | Saloo George |
| Edited by | K. Rajagopal |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
Balakrishnan (Mukesh) is a heart patient and works in a bank. He urgently needs a heart transplant and luckily he receives the heart of Aby Mathew (Jayaram) who has died in a car accident. After the operation, Balakrishnan discovers that he can see Aby Mathew while nobody else can. Balakrishnan realizes that Aby Mathew is a ghost and is only visible to him.
Aby informs Balakrishnan that he has a mother who is staying with his wife and newborn daughter. He was murdered and not killed in a car accident. Aby had no enemies and wants to know his murderer and bring his killers to justice. He asks for Balakrishnan's help to find who was behind his death. Balakrishnan also gets the help of Sub-Inspector Damu (Sreenivasan), who at first doesn't believe him, but later assists in the investigation in an unofficial manner.
Balakrishnan discovers that Aby Mathew was murdered by his adopted brother and confidant, Alex Chandanavelil (Saikumar), who has selfish motives to take over his business, and realizes that the life of Aby's wife (Maathu) and mother (Kaviyoor Ponnamma) are also in danger. At last, Aby kills Alex by possessing Inspector Damu's body. After that Aby tries to communicate with his friend Balakrishnan, but he can't see him or hear him. In the end, a light appears from the sky and it engulfs Aby, and the film ends with the light diminishing.
Cast
- Jayaram as Aby Mathew
- Mukesh as Balakrishnan
- Sreenivasan as SI Damodaran Nair
- Maathu as Shobha
- Saikumar as Alex Chandanavelil
- Gavin Packard as Benjamin Bruno
- K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Dakshayani
- Siddique as Dr. Hariprasad
- Idavela Babu as Gopi
- Innocent as Gopala Menon
- Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Menon
- Sankaradi as Fernadez
- Mamukkoya as Varghese
- Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Aby Mathew's Mother
- Zeenath as Geetha
- Alummoodan as Velu Mooppan
- Rudra as Sujatha
- N. F. Varghese as Police Officer
- T. P. Madhavan as Police Officer
- Abu Salim as Peter
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ouseppachan. "Mounam Swaramaayi"'s tune was reused in the song "Chitti Kuruvi" in the 2003 film Mullavalliyum Thenmavum, also composed by Ouseppachan, but the song is a bit western, starting from a hum by Unni Menon and Sujatha Mohan, both songs are in Kalyani (raga).
All lyrics are written by Kaithapram Damodaran; all music is composed by Ouseppachan.
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Mounam Swaramaay" | K. J. Yesudas | |
| 2. | "Mounam Swaramaay" (Duet) | K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra |