Adharvam
| Adharvam | |
|---|---|
 Promotional Poster | |
| Directed by | Dennis Joseph |
| Produced by | Eeraly Balan |
| Written by | Shibu Chakravarthy |
| Starring |
Mammootty Charuhasan Ganesh Kumar Silk Smitha Thilakan Jose Prakash Parvathy Jayabharathi |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography |
Anandakuttan Ajayan Vincent |
| Edited by | K. Shankunny |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Adharvam (Malayalam: അഥര്വം) is a 1989 Malayalam drama film directed by Dennis Joseph and written by Shibu Chakravarthy; starring Mammootty, Ganesh Kumar, Charuhasan, Silk Smitha, Thilakan, and Parvathy in the main roles. Mammootty played the role of Anantha Padmanabhan, an expert in mystic tantric rituals. The songs and background score of the movie was by Ilaiyaraaja.
Plot
The movie is a life portrait of Anantha Padmanabhan (Mammootty) born to an aristocratic Namboothiri father (Charuhasan) and a low caste mother (Jayabharathi), who quickly learns and masters all 3 Vedas and allied arts of it. But, Ananthan and family goes through a whole lot of trouble as the narrow minded Brahmin community finds out that he is in love with an aristocratic girl, which ends up in tragedy upon his family. To seek revenge for his mother's death, he learns ancient mystic tantric rituals and the 4th Veda, Atharvaveda, which is generally related to sorcery and stuff. He puts a menace on the whole society using his powers that he gained over years and his dad's second son (Ganesh Kumar) is send to save the society and the village from the clutches of this austere man inflicted with vengeance.
Cast
- Mammootty as Anantha Padmanabhan
- Charuhasan as Thevalli
- Ganesh Kumar as Vishnu
- Silk Smitha as Ponni
- Parvathy as Usha
- Jayabharathi as Malu
- Thilakan as Mekkadan
- Jagannatha Varma as Putthedan
- Jose Prakash as Thirumeni
- Sukumari as Thevalli's Wife
- Kiran Vergis as young Anantha Padmanabhan
- Kunchan as Subramani
- Trichur Elsi
- Baby Abhijit Venu as Mythreyan (contested)
- Narendra Prasad as voice of Charuhasan
Crew
- Direction: Dennis Joseph
- Screenplay: Shibu Chakravarthy
- Story: Shibu Chakravarthy
- Producer: Eerally Balan
- Music: Ilaiyaraaja
- Editing: K. Shankunny
- Cinematography: Anandakuttan, Ajayan Vincent
- Art Direction: Rajeev Anchal
- Makeup: M. O. Devassiya
- Stunts: A. R. Basha
Soundtrack
The songs were composed by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics penned by O. N. V. Kurup.
- Puzhayorathil - K. S. Chithra
- Ambilikkalayum Neerum - K. S. Chithra
- Om Midhye - P. Jayachandran, Ilaiyaraaja
- Poovayi Virinju - M. G. Sreekumar, Ilaiyaraaja