| Akam | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Shalini Usha Nair |
| Produced by | Box Office Cinema |
| Screenplay by | Shalini Usha Nair |
| Based on | Yakshi by Malayattoor Ramakrishnan |
| Starring | Fahad Fazil Anumol |
| Music by | Deepak Raghu Murari Vasudevan |
| Cinematography | Christopher John Smith |
| Editing by | Arunima Shankar |
| Release date(s) | 2011 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Akam is a 2011 Malayalam film written and directed by Shalini Usha Nair. The film is a contemporary retelling of Malayattoor Ramakrishnan's classic psycho-thriller novel Yakshi (1967). The film tells the story of Srini (Fahad Fazil), a young architect, who starts suspecting that his beautiful wife Ragini (Anumol) is a yakshi.
The film premierred at the 8th Dubai International Film Festival.[1] It was also screened at the International Film Festival of Kerala.
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The film offers a glimpse into the female psyche. It tells the story of Srinivasan, a young architect, who is happy when he gets a good job and a beautiful girlfriend, Tara. But then an accident leaves him totally scarred. Tara leaves him and Srinivas, now shattered and sans his confidence, withdraws into a shell. Then he meets the beautiful Ragini who is willing to accept him in spite of his sinister appearance. They get married, but after a while, doubts creeps up in the mind of Srinivasan about the true identity of this woman, where he is confused whether this woman is human. From there the story develops.