Athirathram (film)

Athirathram is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by I. V. Sasi, written by John Paul and starring Mammootty, Mohanlal, and Seema. Mammootty's character Tharadas re-appears in Sasi's 2006 film Balram vs. Tharadas.^[1][2][3][4]

Athirathram
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Directed by	I. V. Sasi
Written by	John Paul Puthusery
Produced by	Raju Mathew
Starring	Mammootty Mohanlal Seema
Cinematography	Jayanan Vincent
Edited by	K. Narayanan
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Release date	24 March 1984 (1984-03-24) (India)
Running time	127 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Athirathram was one of the films that elevated the leading actor Mammootty to a major star status.^[5][6]

Plot

Tharadas is a smuggler whose uncle was murdered by Rajesh. Rajesh is married to Thulasi who was once in love with Tharadas. Tharadas kills Rajesh in a particular situation and Tharadas feels guilt ridden on Rajesh's murder. Rajesh's partner Prasad and Thulasi get revenge on Tharadas, and finally Tharadas surrenders to Prasad, Chandru was caught by police.

Cast

• Mammootty as Tharadas
• Mohanlal as Prasad
• Seema as Thulasi
• Shankar as Abu
• Ravindran as Chandru
• Lalu Alex as Charley
• Manik Irani as Goon
• Captain Raju as Rajesh
• K. P. Ummer as Thara Shankar
• Jalaja as Seetha
• Maniyanpilla Raju as Anthony
• Achankunju as Hydru
• Kundara Johnny
• Sukumari as Kathamma
• Adoor Bhasi as Lona
• Kunchan as Radhakrishnan
• Meena as Annamma

Box office

The film was a Blockbuster of 1984.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and the lyrics were written by Kavalam Narayana Panicker.

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length (m:ss)
1	"Alakalile"	K. J. Yesudas	Kavalam Narayana Panicker
2	"Kanikal"	K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki	Kavalam Narayana Panicker
3	"Kasthoori"	Vani Jairam	Kavalam Narayana Panicker
4	"Minnam Minnam"	P. Jayachandran, Vani Jairam	Kavalam Narayana Panicker