Witness (1988 film)
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| Directed by | Viji Thampi |
| Screenplay by | Ranjith |
| Story by | Jagathy Sreekumar |
| Starring |
Jayaram Suresh Gopi Jagathy Sreekumar Parvathy |
| Cinematography | Vasant Kumar |
| Edited by | K.P. Puthran |
Production company |
Priyanka Films |
| Distributed by | Priyanka Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Witness is a 1988 Malayalam language investigative thriller made in India, directed by Viji Thampi and co-written by Jagathy Sreekumar, starring Jayaram, Suresh Gopi, Jagathy Sreekumar, Parvathy, Madhu and Sukumaran.[1][2][3]
Plot
Two friends, Balagopalan (Jayaram) and Jayakumar (Jagathy Sreekumar), own a call service called "We Help" to help people with the assistance of lawyer Madhavan Thampi (Madhu). Balu gets a call from Indu R. Nair, who is the daughter of a businessman. Later, Indu asks Balagoapan to be her bodyguard. But when Jayakumar and Balagopalan visit her home, they discover that Indu has been murdered. Officer Thomas Mathew takes charge of the case. Madhavan tries to find her killer to save Balagopalan and Jayakumar, before it is too late.
Cast
- Jayaram as Balagopalan
- Suresh Gopi as Alex Williams
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Jayakumar
- Parvathy as Indu R. Nair
- Madhu as Madhavan Thampi
- Sukumaran as Thomas Mathew
- Thilakan as Vikraman Nair
- Innocent as Sankunni Nair
- Siddique as Alexander
- Jagadish as Podiyan
- Vijayaraghavan as Usthad Hamsa
- Azeez as Rajagopalan Nair
- Nedumudi Venu as Himself
- Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair
- Kalabhavan rahman as Murali
- Alex Mathew
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ouseppachan and lyrics was written by Bichu Thirumala.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
| 1 | Poovinum Poonkurunnaam | K. J. Yesudas, KS Chithra | Bichu Thirumala | |
| 2 | Thumbamellaam | K. J. Yesudas | Bichu Thirumala |
Box office
The film was commercial success.[4]
Remake
The film was remade in Telugu as Sakshi with Rajendra Prasad.[5]
References
- ↑ "Witness". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- ↑ "Witness". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- ↑ "Witness". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- ↑ "Celluloid sultans of Kerala". India Today. 31 December 1988.
- ↑ http://www.aptalkies.com/movie.php?id=6462&title=Sakshi%20(1989)