The movie pick of this week is Manichitrathazhu (Malayalam), Apthamitra (Kannada) & Chandramukhi(Tamil & dubbed in Telgu).
Main focus - Manichitrathazhu (original)
Manichitrathazhu (The Ornate Lock) is a 1993 Indian Malayalam psychological thriller film written by Madhu Muttam, directed by Fazil, and produced by Appachan. The film stars Shobana (won national award), Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Nedumudi Venu, Innocent, Vinaya Prasad, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Ganesh Kumar, and Thilakan in the main roles. The music for the songs were composed by M. G. Radhakrishnan, and the background score was done by Johnson.
Credit - Wikipedia
Plot
Suresh Gopi returns to his native place along with his wife Shobana after a long time to meet his uncle Nedubudi Venu.They decide to stay in their family mansion which remains unoccupied owing to the fears of being haunted by an old dancer, Nagavalli.Nagavalli was murdered there by the king years ago for having an affair with another court singer.Shobana becomes fascinated on seeing the palace that she purposefully unlocks the room that had been once been the room of Nagavalli. Soon a series of ghostly events cut loose and fear begins to grip the family.Mohanlal acts the role of Dr.Sunny who comes to the aid of his buddy Suresh Gopi and solves the puzzle to discover there is more than what he had imagined to be solved.
What's so special about this movie? Undoubtedly, the climax dance sequence .. you can see all the different performance below (comparisons welcome, no bashing!!)
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