Adikkurippu

Adikkurippu is a 1989 Malayalam-language legal thriller film, written by S. N. Swamy and directed by K. Madhu.^[2][3] It stars Mammootty in the lead role, who plays the role of an advocate. The movie was praised for introducing a new theme in Malayalam by depicting the life of a castaway portrayed by Jagathy, who lands in legal problems that were rare in Malayalam movies during that time. The film is loosely based on the missing ship owned by Kerala Shipping Corporation, MV Kairali.^[4] S. N. Swamy has recognized the film as his favorite.^[5]

Adikkurippu
Poster
Directed by	K. Madhu
Screenplay by	S. N. Swamy
Story by	Jose Kurian
Produced by	Thomas Mathew
Starring	Mammootty Jagathy Sreekumar Urvashi
Cinematography	Vipin Das
Edited by	V. P. Krishnan
Music by	Shyam
Production company	Centauer Arts
Distributed by	Century
Release date	3 March 1989 (1989-03-03) [1]
Running time	145 min
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Cast

• Mammootty as Adv. Bhaskara Pillai / Bhasi
• Jagathy Sreekumar as Basheer
• Urvashi as Adv. Geetha, Bhaskara Pillai's Junior Advocate
• Sukumaran as Chief Minister / Mr.X
• Lalu Alex as Captain John Samuel
• Sreenath as S. I. Rajendran / Raju, Bhaskara Pillai's Friend
• Janardhanan as Williams
• Vijayaraghavan as Mohammed Ali
• Vijayan as Home Minister Keshavan
• Jose Prakash as Adv. Menon, Geetha's Father
• Lizy as Veena, Bhaskara Pillai's Sister
• K. P. A. C. Sunny as City Police Commissioner Karthikeyan
• Meena as Bhaskara Pillai's Mother
• Babu Namboothiri as Public Prosecutor APP / Pothen
• Jagadish as Bappootty, Basheer's Friend (Cameo)
• Prathapachandran as Venkataraman Swamy
• K. P. A. C. Azeez as Judge
• Kollam Thulasi as District Collector
• Kothuku Nanappan as Aasan, Bhaskara Pillai's Clerk
• Sankaradi as Advocate Krishnakurup
• Paravoor Bharathan as P.W.D Minister Pillai
• Santhakumari as Basheer's Mother
• Nandhu as Dentist's Assistant
• M. S. Thripunithura as Customs Officer
• Murali Mohan as Doctor
• Nassar Latheef as Sunny
• Suma Jayaram as Basheer's Sister
• Vijayan Peringode as Ship Worker
• Sebi Chand P as Raman Menon

Plot

The story revolves around the castaway Basheer (Jagathy Sreekumar), who partially lost his memory. The captain of the ship (Lalu Alex), who found him would like to hand Basheer over to the relatives post anchoring in Kochi. However, Basheer does not possess any documents proving his identity and citizenship, and so there were challenges involved in getting him deported. Advocate Bhaskara Pillai (Mammootty) tries a few plans. Things get thrilling as there were murder attempts on Basheer. Adv. Bhaskara Pillai comes to his rescue and succeeds in tracing the identity of Basheer and finally finds the people behind the play.