Indriyam
| Indriyam | |
|---|---|
 VCD cover | |
| Directed by | George Kithu |
| Starring | Vani Viswanath Vikram Nishanth Sagar Boban Alummoodan Lena |
| Cinematography | Prathapan |
| Edited by | B. Ajithkumar |
| Music by | Berny-Ignatius |
Release date |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Indriyam is a 2000 Indian Malayalam-language horror film directed by George Kithu. The film is about a group of college friends who go into a haunted forest, with Vani Viswanath, Vikram, Nishanth Sagar, Boban Alummoodan And Lena appearing amongst others in the cast. It was dubbed and released in Tamil as Manthira Kottai in December 2000, shortly after the success of Sethu, in which Vikram had featured.[1]
Plot
A college group of anthropology students go to the remote forest of Muthuvan Mala, under the oversight of Prof. Shankaranarayanan, in order to study the tribal life which had existed there. A student, Sunny, unknowingly unleashes the spirit of Neeli, who is a ghost seeking revenge against the Thripangod royal family, one of whom had killed her and her lover. Consequently, Neeli starts killing off the students one by one and the police call for sorcerer Vadakkedath Namboothiri to be summoned.
Cast
- Vani Viswanath as Neeli
- Boban Alummoodan as Hari Varma
- Vikram as Udhaya
- Nishanth Sagar as Sunny
- Lena as Sreedevi
- Yadhu Krishnan as Vijay
- Sharath Das as Anoop
- Devan as Rajaraja Varma Thirumanas
- Cochin Haneefa as C. I. Theepori Veerabhadran
- Raghavan as Professor Shankaranarayanan (Mahatma Gandhi University)
- Ravi Vallathol as Ravi Varma
- Aranmula Ponnamma as Muthassi
- Geetha Nair as Hari Varma's mother
- Prathapachandran as Vadakkedath Namboothiri
- Nandhu as Prof. Joseph Erumeli
- Kochu Preman
- Azeez as Kittuni
- Narayanankutty as Hamsa
- Yamuna
- Mahima as Omana
Release and reception
After release, a film critic from indiainfo.com noted that "It has a creditable screenplay which develops the vendetta plot convincingly".[2] A critic from BizHat wrote that " A change from the usual horror films and the best after Akashganga of Vinayan".[3] In December 2000, the film was dubbed and released in Tamil as Manthira Kottai to make most of Vikram's newfound fame following the success of Sethu (1999).[4]
References
- ^ Rajitha (26 August 2000). "Tamil Talkies". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Indiainfo: Malayalam: Movie Reviews". movies.indiainfo.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2001. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Indriyam". Bizhat. 2000. Archived from the original on 13 August 2004. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ "Vikram is very picky". Tamil Movies. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
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