Avatharam (2014 Malayalam film)
Avatharam (English : Incarnation) is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Joshiy and produced by Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas under Four B Productions banner, the film was co-produced by Dileep K Kunnath and Vyaasan Edavanakadu. The screenplay was written by Vyaasan Edavanakadu and Udayakrishna-Sibi K Thomas. It stars Dileep and Lakshmi Menon.[1]
| Avatharam | |
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| അവതാരം | |
| Directed by | Joshiy |
| Produced by | Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas Dileep K Kunnath Vyaasan Edavanakadu |
| Written by | Vyaasan Edavanakadu Udayakrishna-Sibi K Thomas(Dialouges) |
| Starring | Dileep Lakshmi Menon Sijoy Varghese |
| Music by | Deepak Dev |
| Cinematography | R. D. Rajasekhar |
| Edited by | Shyam Sasidharan |
Production company | Four B Productions |
| Distributed by | Popcorn Entertainments Australia |
Release date |
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Running time | 165 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹4 crore (US$560,000) |
| Box office | ₹15 crore (US$2.1 million) |
Plot
This movie is all about the life of Madhavan Mahadevan (Dileep),who is a social worker from Idukki. He comes to Kochi with sister-in-law and her daughter after the death of his brother Customs Officer Sudhakaran (Ganesh Kumar). He is in Cochin to know the mystery behind his brother's death. He visit's LIC office claiming the insurance amount of his late brother. Manimekhala (Lakshmi Menon) is authorised to deal with claims. From the LIC advisor, he realises that his brother's death is a well-planned murder.
He later decides to find the mystery behind the death. Meanwhile he falls in love with Manimekhala. He comes to know that CI Jeevan is involved in the murder. Since then, Madhavan has killed everyone who caused his brother's death. Just before the end of the story he understands that his brother was murdered by Sri Rama Krishnamoorthy aka SRK. ACP Gowtham reaches and takes Moorthy into his custody. Soon receives a call informing him a protest is going on nearby. Madhavan kills Moorthy by creating a blast in ACP's car in which Moorthy was handcuffed. Karimban John gets killed by his rival. After completing all his revenge, Madhavan takes his now pregnant wife Manimegala back to home.
Cast
- Dileep as Madhavan Mahadevan
- Lakshmi Menon as Manimekala
- Sijoy Varghese as ACP Gautam Viswanath
- Mithun Ramesh as Karimban Joby
- Joy Mathew as Karimban John
- Babu Namboothiri as Moorthy aka Sri Ramakrishna Moorthy (S. R. K.)
- Sreejaya Nair as Vatsala
- Shammi Thilakan as C I Jeevan
- Anju Aravind as Leelamma
- Devan as Dr. Mathew Philip
- Kannan Pattambi as Karimban Chacko
- Baby Durga premjith as Anjali
- Ganesh Kumar as Sudhakaran
- Janardhanan as Madhavan's Father
- Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Madhavan's Mother
- Chali Pala as Colony secretary
- Nandu Poduval as Pappachan
- Balaji as Bhadran
- Prem Prakash as LIC advisor
- Shiju as Jabbar
- V. K. Sreeraman as Jabbar's father
- Major Ravi as Jamal
- Ambika Mohan as Saraswathy
- Valsala Menon as Karimban John's mother
- Vinaya Prasad as Karimban John's wife
- Lakshmipriya as Karimban John's sister
- Anil Murali as Tipper George
- Lishoy as Vatsala's father
- Gayathry as Vatsala's mother
- Ponnamma Babu as Manimegha's aunt
- Geetha Oommen Mathew as Madhavan's neighbour
- Majeed as Manimegha's uncle
- Joju George
- Kalabhavan Shajohn as Sundaresan (Guest appearance)
- Siddique as Divakarettan (Guest appearance)
- Shivaji Guruvayoor as Advt. Thomas
- Idavela Babu as Sundaresan's colleague
- Thesni Khan as Priya
Music
The music of the film is composed by Deepak Dev with lyrics penned by Harinarayan. The music album has two songs:
| Track | Song Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Konji Konji" | Shankar Mahadevan, Rimi Tomy |
| 2 | "Njaan kanum" | Nivas |
Release
The film was released on 1 August 2014 in 180 screens across India. It grossed ₹4 crore in first 3 days from Kerala box office.[2]
References
- George, Vijay (31 July 2014). "The people's hero". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- V. P., Nicy. "'Avatharam' Box Office Collection: Dileep Starrer Grosses ₹4 Crore in 3 Days". International Business Times. Retrieved 17 January 2018.