What are some of the incredible movies you have seen? Let us know.
Based on a suggestion from Velu we are starting this list. The movies could be in any language and need not be Indian. It could even be a short or a documentary
Post your responses in the format: Movie Name, Country of Origin, Language, Year of Release, A few lines on why you liked it. As always the comments are moderated so that fan wars are avoided. The response will be approved just based on your explanation of why you liked it, so please be thoughtful and non-impulsive.
November 22, 2008 at 8:01 pm
Bombon, El Perro
A fantastic film that struck me for being incredibly funny and immensely sad at once. Strongly recommended!
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El perro (English: Bombón: El Perro and Bombón: The Dog) (2004) is an Argentine and Spanish, drama film, directed by Carlos Sorín, and written by Sorín, Santiago Calori, and Salvador Roselli. The picture features Juan Villegas, Walter Donado, among others.
El perro is a neo-realist fable about a man and a dog. Set in Patagonia, an unemployed man has his luck change after being given a Dogo Argentino dog for helping a stranded woman on the highway.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_perro
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December 28, 2008 at 11:47 am
Two of Scorsese’s films which are quite underrated
compared to his more famous works.
“The Last Temptation of Christ”
Screenplay by Paul Schrader; based on Nikos Kazantzakis’s book.
Starring Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, and others.
awesome Music by Peter Gabriel
and the usual Scorsese editor Thelma Schoonmaker, and
cinematographer Michael Ballhaus.
One of the amazing things about the novel
was its portrayal of Jesus as more of a man.
It focused on the temptations and pleasures he had to
overcome just like everyone, but where unlike us
he struggled and won over it. The film shows this
story extraordinarily. According to Christian belief,
Christ was both divine and man, but no one wants to
touch or know about his human side, hence the film
created much controversy just like the novel.
“The Age of Innocence”
Screenplay by Jay Cocks; based on Edith Wharton’s novel.
Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder
Joanne Woodward, Geraldine Chaplin
Music by Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography by Michael Ballhaus
Editing by Thelma Schoonmaker
film critic Roger Ebert puts it best in his article
“It was the spirit of it — the spirit of the exquisite romantic pain. The idea that the mere touching of a woman’s hand would suffice. The idea that seeing her across the room would keep him alive for another year.” So Martin Scorsese told me one autumn afternoon, as we drank tea in the library of his New York town house, a house like the ones inhabited by the characters in his film “The Age of Innocence.”
He was explaining why the director of “Taxi Driver” and “Raging Bull” had made a film about characters defined by the social codes of New York society in the 1870s. We had both read the Edith Wharton novel, and so really no explanation was necessary. We understood that passion and violence can exist in places where absolute decorum rules; that Jake LaMotta, smashing his fists into the walls of his cell in “Raging Bull,” found a release that Newland Archer could not discover anywhere in the sitting rooms and dinners and nights at the opera that defined his life in The Age of Innocence.”
“Archer was a man who loved one woman and married another, because it was the right thing to do. Or, more accurately, because everyone in his world thought it was the right thing to do, and made sure that he did it”
” Scorsese told me that in reading Wharton’s novel, “What has always stuck in my head is the brutality under the manners. People hide what they mean under the surface of language. In the subculture I was around when I grew up in Little Italy, when somebody was killed, there was a finality to it. It was usually done by the hands of a friend. And in a funny way, it was almost like ritualistic slaughter, a sacrifice. But New York society in the 1870s didn’t have that. It was so cold-blooded. I don’t know which is preferable.” ”
(that reminds a lot about my society as well)
January 13, 2009 at 3:35 pm
Nice to see ‘Magnolia’ mentioned up there. Worth multiple watching sessions.
I’d also like to name ‘The Fountain’ by Darren Aronofski. As in most cases the movie doesn’t do full justice to the book its based on, but its pretty good in its own right.
Mel Gibson’s ‘Apocalypto’ is a good watch, and if you can get a DVD with Mel Gibson’s commentary then extra sweet. Its really informative for aspiring film makers.
In Malayalam, ‘Vaasthavam’, I think, is underappreciated, but very strong. Also ‘Seelabathi’ was a movie that was overlooked but incredible in my opinion.
Plus if you guys could mention where to get hold of the movies you’ve mentioned in your respective posts, it would be really helpful.
As for the ones I mentioned, they are readily available at most DVD retailers online, except for the malayalam ones which I sourced via a friend, since I live outside Kerala.
February 13, 2009 at 11:52 am
Recently saw Kim Ji-woon’s
“The Good, the Bad, the Weird”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imgdpz_0m-8
a S. Korean film inspired by Sergio Leone’s
“The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”.
Though there is the basic plot of Leone’s film
in it, this film is completely different. Its an oriental western.
Kim proves that he is filmmaker who can handle many differnt
genres from comedy, horror, thriller…and now to western.
It was entertaining all right!
February 22, 2009 at 7:50 am
Some movies I watched last week, that I thought were very good
Varumayin Niram Sivappu (1980) – K Balachander, Tamil
a very thought provoking movie, about the unemployment situation during the 80s. Yet, the movie kept me watching until the end. Kamal Hassan was especially good in this movie.
Thaniyavarthanam (1988) – Lohitdas
I think many would agree, that this is probably one of the best movies of Mammootty..there were moments where I could feel the pain that he was going through
Yuvajanotsavam (1986) – Sreekumaran Thampi
I loved this movie, because it didnt show college kids in the cliched way. As a viewer, I was able to connect with the human feelings that each character had. On the outside, they were all typical college kids, drinking, looking at women passing by..but, as the movie went on, it revealed that each and every one of them had a character; and they all had their own problems. Very nice movie; great performance from Mohanlal and the rest of the cast, and classic songs by Raveendran
February 22, 2009 at 7:56 am
correction; Thaniyavarthanam was written by Lohithdas, and directed by Sibi Malayil;
February 26, 2009 at 6:47 am
Ulsavapittennu (1989)
Directed by Bharath Gopi
and written by John Paul
a pretty good film from the 80s.
Mohanlal gives one of his best performances, he hasn’t
played a character like this before or after this film.
Sukumaran, Parvathi, Jagathy, and Jayaram were well supported.
Its an interesting story, a nice attempt by Gopi.
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March 30, 2009 at 10:18 am
Early Summer (1951)
directed by Yasujiro Ozu
Written by Ozu and Kogo Noda
Starring Setsuko Hara, Chishu Ryu, Chikage Awashima, and Kuniko Miyake
Music by Senji It?
Cinematography by Yuuharu Atsuta
Editing by Yoshiyasu Hamamura
Language: Japanese, Country: Japan
Ozu’s main theme in his films was always about
the dissolution of the family.
This film shows that, it portrays the family life
in Japan right after WWII. I assume most Asians
would very well understand the large families…
One of Ozu’s best, a masterpiece indeed.
April 3, 2009 at 3:59 pm
Battle Royale (2000)
directed and written by Kinji Fukasaku (his last film)
based on the novel of same name by Koshun Takami
Starring Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Taro Yamamoto, Takeshi Kitano
Masanobu Ando
Music by Masamichi Amano
Cinematography: Katsumi Yanagishima
Editing by Hirohide Abe
Country: Japan, Language: Japanese
Plot (in short):
“In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary “Battle Royale” act.”
April 17, 2009 at 8:13 pm
Cheppu
Direction: Priyadarshan
1987
I watched this movie on tape, about 5 years ago, when I was in high school, and I still remember it today.There was a very thought provoking movie,in which Mohanlal plays a schoolteacher in a drug – ridden school..Ganesh Kumar played the spoiled son of a rich landowner or NRI..The story revolves around the cheating and the terrible things that happen to once good students due to the drugs and environment that surrounds them
There was one scene when a student, known for his hard work and good grades, speaks out against Ganeshan for openly cheating..Unfortunately, he is thrown out by the supervisor, who was obviously paid money or threatened by the spoiled rich students to allow them to cheat…In a very intense scene, he is seen later on sitting on top of a tree, and Mohanlal discovers that he has been using the drug, brown sugar..
Definitely one of Priyadarshan’s best movies..Although Ive read that the story was copied from “Class of 1984″, very good movie nevertheless..Priyadarshan adapts it to the Indian environment very well..Great performance from Mohanlal, Nedumudi Venu, and Ganeshan
April 19, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Amaram (1991)
Direction: Bharathan
Mammootty’s performance was excellent in this movie..He sounds exactly like the actual fisherman, and there were many intense, and emotional scenes in the movie..Great story as well. Mammootty is a fisherman who has worked hard to educate his daughter, but it becomes complicated when she runs away with her lover, Ashokan..Everyone did a great job in this movie.
Bharatham (1991)
Direction: Sibi Malayil
Mohanlal is the brother of Nedumudi Venu, both carnatic singers..But Nedumudi has a drinking problem, and Mohanlal unknowingly insults him by singing for him..Excellent performances from the entire cast..Great music by Raveendran in both movies..
If there is one area where Malayalam movies excel more than Hollywood, it is in the acting and emoting department..especially when you have directors like Bharathan and Sibi Malayil..In these movies, you dont cry along with Mammootty and Mohanlal..you actually feel the pain yourself.
May 3, 2009 at 1:37 pm
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
directed and written by Hayao Miyazaki
Starring Chika Sakamoto, Noriko Hidaka, Hitoshi Takagi (voices)
Music by Joe Hisaishi
Cinematography Hisao Shirai
Editing by Takeshi Seyama
Country: Japan / Language: Japanese
Such a gorgeous gem, a fantastic animated film by the master Miyazaki.
May 3, 2009 at 1:48 pm
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Directed by Frank Capra
Written by Robert Riskin
Starring Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur and others
Cinematography Joseph Walker
Editing by Gene Havlick
Country: USA / Language: English
One of the best films from the Classical Hollywood era.
Taking place during the Great Depression,
“Longfellow Deeds, a simple-hearted Vermont tuba player, inherits a fortune and has to contend with opportunist city slickers”
One of Capra’s best films…even after all these years the film still
has relevance even now.
May 3, 2009 at 1:56 pm
The Battleship Potemkin (1925)
Directed by Sergei Eisenstein
Written by Nina Agadzhanova, Nikolai Aseyev, Sergei Eisenstein, and Sergei Tretyakov
Editing by Grigori Aleksandrov, Sergei Eisenstein
Cinematography: Eduard Tisse
Music by Helmut Imig
Country: Soviet Union
One of the most influential films of all time…
as film critic Roger Ebert puts it:
“But it suffers when it is seen apart from its context (just as “The Graduate”, by striking the perfect note for 1967, strikes a dated note now). It needs the right audience. In a sense, the band Concrete supplied a virtual audience; the loud, passionate, ominous music by the three young musicians worked as an impassioned audience response does, to carry and hurry the other watchers along. “Battleship Potemkin” is no longer considered the greatest film ever made, but it is obligatory for anyone interested in film history, and the other night in that small-town parking lot I got a sense, a stirring, of the buried power it still contains, awaiting a call.”
May 3, 2009 at 2:06 pm
City Lights (1931)
Directed and written by Charles Chaplin
Starring Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee, Harry Myers
Music by Charles Chaplin
Cinematography Rollie Totheroh and Gordon Pollock
Editing by Charles Chaplin
Country: USA
Chaplin’s masterpiece, and one of the best films of all time!
May 4, 2009 at 4:16 am
“Eisenstein’s greatest achievement is the beautiful visual composition of his shots and his editing. But as far as content is concerned his films are silly, his actors are wooden and operatic. I sometimes suspect that Eisenstein’s acting style derives from his desire to keep actors framed within a composition for as long as possible; they move very slowly, as if under water…Actually anyone seriously interested in comparative film techniques should study the difference in approach of two directors, Eisenstein and Chaplin. Eisenstein is all form and no content, whereas Chaplin is content and no form.”
–an interesting point by Stanley Kubrick on Eisenstein.
May 9, 2009 at 3:32 pm
Sukrutham (1994)
Direction: Hariharan
Story: MT Vasudevan
Mammootty plays a writer dying of cancer. There was a particular scene where Mammootty looks hopelessly at the sunset, knowing that the day can never be regained..Very good movie, one of Hariharan’s best
May 10, 2009 at 4:39 am
To George,
Sukrutham of course is a great movie.One of MT’s best.But it was not directed by Hariharan but by Harikumar.Still I would say it does not matter since it is an MT script.
May 10, 2009 at 12:35 pm
“Sukrutham” had a very good screenplay by MT, unfortunately it was not made well enough because of the mediocre direction by Harikumar, who made it quite melodramatic.
T. Hariharan never did the film.
Though around that same year or so Hariharan
did a film of a MT script – “Parinayam”.
He did no compromises whatsoever.
a well made film, and among Hariharan’s best works.
May 10, 2009 at 1:57 pm
George
Sukrutham is one of Harikumar’s films.
A brilliant film indeed, as u said.
May 10, 2009 at 6:07 pm
my fault, I thought it was Hariharan! Anyways great movie!
May 11, 2009 at 7:11 am
I heard that Sukrutham is a story about MT’s own life, about a writer recovering from a usually fatal illness. I also read that there were even news articles prepared for his Mt’s expected death
May 12, 2009 at 3:58 am
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
directed by Stanley Kubrick
written by Arthur C. Clarke and Kubrick
starring Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester
Daniel Richter, Leonard Rossiter, Douglas Rain
Cinematography Geoffrey Unsworth
Editing by Ray Lovejoy
Country: US
If I had to make a top 10 list of the best films in the
world…this one will be in the top 5.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQWOVD_M6HY&feature=channel_page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iyxs0sgJrPk
May 13, 2009 at 8:14 pm
Chilambu
Direction: Bharathan
Rahman, Shobhana, Thilakan, TG Ravi, Nedumudi Venu, Ashokan, etc
About a young man who arrives in the village to take back his family’s chilambu from the Tharavadu and to seek revenge on those who destroyed his family. Very nice performances from everyone in this movie.
May 13, 2009 at 8:19 pm
Devasuram
Mohanlal, Revathi, Nedumudi Venu, Napolean
Direction: IV Sasi
Writer: Renjith
Probably IV Sasi’s best film; excellent performance by Mohanlal. Unfortunately this movie started the trend of superhuman roles by Mohanlal.
May 13, 2009 at 8:28 pm
Mizhineer Pookkal
Direction: Kamal
Mohanlal, Nedumudi Venu, Urvashi
Mohanlal plays a playboy, and he goes too far when he becomes interested in a married woman (urvashi). A very haunting story; and Kamal’s first movie i think
May 15, 2009 at 11:36 am
Arappatta Kettiya Gramathil (1986)
Mammootty, Ashokan, Nedumudi Venu, Sukumari, Jagathy
Direction, story: Padmarajan
Three men visit a brothel in an obscure village; This movie could have easily have become an “award padam” in the hands of another director. But, Padmarajan was able pull it off; very well made; there was not a moment in the movie that was drawn out or melodramatic.
May 15, 2009 at 7:16 pm
Ormakkayi (1982)
Directed by Bharathan
Written by John Paul & Bharathan
Starring Bharath Gopi, Nedumudi Venu, Adoor Bhasi, Madhavi
Cinematography Vasant Kumar
Music by Johnson
Among Bharathan’s best films…the film certainly is
a character study. Gopi plays one of his finest roles.
Among one of the best Malayalam films.
May 15, 2009 at 7:38 pm
Yavanika (1982)
Directed by KG George
Written by KG George & SL Puram Sadanandan
Starring Bharath Gopi, Jalaja, Thilakan, Venu Nagavalli,
Jagathy Sreekumar, Nedumudi Venu, Mammootty, Sreenivasan
Cinematography K Ramachandra Babu
Music by MB Srinivasan
A big commercial and critical success at its time in the early 80s.
Certainly will be part of the top 5 films of Keralite Cinema.
The film does feel like a mix of a Ed McBain police procedural and Rashomon. Gopi plays tabla artist Aiyappan, which is one of the best performances from Indian cinema. When it comes to acting, there’s before Brando and after Brando in world cinema. In that same way, in Malayalam cinema there is before and after Gopi.
May 15, 2009 at 8:06 pm
Pyaasa (1957)
Directed by Guru Dutt
Written by Abrar Alvi
Starring Guru Dutt, Waheeda Rehman, Mala Sinha, Johnny Walker, Rehman
Cinematography VK Murthy
Editing by YG Chawhan
Music by SD Burman
While Satyajit Ray was gaining popularity with his personal films
during the 50s, Guru Dutt created a gem of a film in mainstream cinema.
Most Indian filmmakers call Guru Dutt among the most influential filmmaker from India.
In 2005, the film entered the “top 100 Movies” list in Time Magazine.
May 15, 2009 at 10:45 pm
Iruvar (1997)
Directed by Mani Ratnam
Written by Mani Ratnam & Suhasini
Starring Mohanlal, Prakash Raj, Aishwarya Rai, Tabu, Gouthami, Revathi, Nasser
Music by AR Rahman
Cinematography Santosh Sivan
I loved this film. I would call it probably Mani Ratnam’s best film to date. Obviously most people can see the similarity of the story to the real life relationship of MGR and Karunanidhi. The film is quite amazing. With awesome music by AR and excellent cinematography by Santosh Sivan. Mohanlal plays one of his best roles in his career playing Anandan.
May 15, 2009 at 10:52 pm
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Directed by David Lean
Written by Robert Bolt
Starring Peter O’Toole, Omar Sharif, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn
Jack Hawkins, José Ferrer, Anthony Quayle, Claude Rains
Cinematography Freddie Young
Editing by Anne V. Coates
Music by Maurice Jarre
Country: UK / Language: English
a masterpiece, period.
and Sir David Lean is among the best of the best.
May 15, 2009 at 11:03 pm
The Searchers (1956)
Directed by John Ford
Written by Frank S. Nugent based on Alan Le May’s novel
Starring John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Natalie Wood,
Ward Bond, Vera Miles
Cinematography Winton C. Hoch
Editing by Jack Murray
Music by Max Steiner
Country: US
Since I mentioned a masterpiece before this…thought
about putting another next. This is by John Ford, the guy Lean is most influenced of.
May 16, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Vertigo (1958)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Written by Alec Coppel, based on Boileau-Narcejac’s novel
Starring Jimmy Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes
Cinematography Robert Burks
Editing by George Tomasini
Music by Bernard Herrmann
Now this film is considered to be Hitchcock’s masterpiece.
Scorsese once wrote for an article in Time on how such a
film as personal as this was born out in the studio system.
An amazing film from one of the greatest filmmakers.
Excellent performances by Jimmy Stewart (playing Scottie) and Kim Novack. Great score by Herrmann and interesting to see the vertigo shots (dolly zoom).
May 17, 2009 at 5:14 am
‘Arappatta Kettiya Gramathil’ indeed is a Padmarajan special. It is an underrated padmarajan film that is so well shot and the intensity is maintained throughout.In the film where the village is the central character has Mammootty,Nedumudi Venu,Ashokan as central characters.
Great choice George.The film indeed is a forgotten masterpiece.
May 19, 2009 at 6:42 am
I am from Tamilnadu who loves Malayalam movies. could anyone send me a list of incredible Malayalam movies? Thank you.
Senthil
May 24, 2009 at 2:20 pm
You can find a lot of malayalam movies if you search on youtube. Some that are on youtube are
nammukku paarkkan munthiri thoppukal
arappatta kettiya gramathil
naadodikattu (i think its online)
thaniyavarthanam
In Harihar Nagar
if you search on youtube, you’ll be able to find more..these are some off the top of my head. There are some good comedies and as well as serious movies if you know where to look
May 27, 2009 at 3:58 am
Some incredible entertainers in Malayalam in any genre; my favourites. The list is not complete.
Nadodikkaattu,
Oru Vadakkan Veeragadha,
Chithram,
Kilukkam,
Kireedam,
Dasharatham,
Thoovanathumbikal,
Varavelppu,
Sandesham,
Ramji Rao Speaking,
In Hariharnagar,
Godfather,
Commissioner,
Aakashadoothu,
Kalikkalam,
Devasuram,
Sphadikam,
The King,
Vaalsalyam,
Thaniyaavarthanam,
Peruvannaapurathe visheshangal,
Vadakkunokkiyanthram,
Vellanakalude Naadu,
Manichithrathaazhu,
Midhunam,
Nokketha doorathu Kannum nattu,
Thaniyaavarthanam,
Pattanapravesham,
Oru CBI Diarykkurippu,
etc.
Some entertainers from the Post Golden Era.
Punjabi House, Meeshamadhavan, Aaraam Thamburaan, Rajamanikyam, Classmates, Kalyanaraman, Cycle.
May 28, 2009 at 8:50 am
Amith, Idea is not to just compile a list – As explained in the top of the list:
We really value your opinion on why you liked a particular movie.
May 28, 2009 at 9:19 am
Dhoore Dhoore oru Koodu Koottam (1986)
Direction: Sibi Malayil
Story: Sreenivasan (i think)
Mohanlal, Nedumudi venu, Jagathy, Sreenivasan, Menaka
A story about Mohanlal coming to a rural school to teach kids English, although he knows very little himself
May 28, 2009 at 10:43 pm
Vc, I was helping Senthil.
Varavelppu (1989)
Direction : Sathyan Anthikkad
Screenplay : Sreenivasan
Cast: Mohanlal, Revathi, Murali, Thilakan, Innocent, Jagadeesh…
Varavelppu means ‘Welcome’. A gulf-returnee coming home after 7 years was welcomed by greedy relatives and a disobliging society. He plans to start a bus service, which later invites a trade union leader to hinder his way. A satire on the insincerity and selfishness of trade unions in the state. The story is relevant now and then.
May 29, 2009 at 12:50 am
err….
I meant the story is relevant even now.
June 11, 2009 at 6:42 pm
Varavelpu was indeed a great movie; good choice Amith
June 15, 2009 at 6:23 pm
Kaliyattam (1997)
Suresh Gopi, Lal, Manju Warrier, Biju Menon
Direction: Jayaraj
An adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello. Excellent performance from the entire cast, especially Suresh Gopi. Its a shame that his talent is wasted too much on police roles. The movie won Suresh Gopi the national award for best actor, and Jayaraj the national award for best director. Its a shame that the movie did not get the box office collections it truly deserved
June 15, 2009 at 6:32 pm
Kireedam (1989)
Mohanlal, Thilakan,Murali, Kavyoor Ponnama
Direction: Sibi Malayil
Story: AK Lohithdas
A story of how a young man’s dreams get crushed one by one. Mohanlal and Thilakan were exceptional in this movie. One of the greatest Malayalam movies of all time for sure
June 24, 2009 at 7:54 am
Kireedam is indeed a great great movie.The situations that arise in the movie seems so natural and so intensely played out.Brilliant narration makes u feel all the pain that is undergone by the characters.I would say it’s the greatest script of Lohitadas and the director Sibi malayil too does a brilliant job.And the actors.Lal and Thilakan as son & father were above brilliance.Everyone did a great job.
To add to George’s comment, it is one of the best movies produced in INDIA ever.
June 24, 2009 at 8:20 am
Chenkol(1990)
Direction:Sibi Malayil
The sequel to kireedam,this movie initially when it released was pulled down by the greatest of expectations it simply generated and ultimately didn’t do well in the box office.The movie in hindsight, still wouldn’t reach the great peaks attained by its 1st part.It wouldn’t quite touch your heart the way the prequel did and overall its brilliance was inferior to origianl.Nevertheless this movie,to put it in simple words is EXCELLENT.It’s story and structure is more complex than Kireedam.
The movie shows the family of the main villian of its 1st part in a good light while his parental family is vying for revenge.Superb movie.
June 27, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Chenkol was also a very good movie; indeed one of malayalam’s greatest
June 27, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Moonam Pakkam
Direction: Padmarajan
Thilakan, Jayaram, Ashokan, Rahman
Jayaram and friends come to visit his grandfather, who is extremely happy at their arrival. Thilakan’s acting in this movie is excellent. In fact, i dont think ive seen a single movie where Thilakan was not very good.