''Adhisaya Manithan'' () is a 1990 Tamil-language
slasher film
A slasher film is a genre of horror films involving a killer stalking and murdering a group of people, usually by use of bladed or sharp tools like knife, chainsaw, scalpel, etc. Although the term "slasher" may occasionally be used informally as a ...
, produced by
Thakkali Srinivasan
Thakkali Srinivasan is an Indian film director, musician and producer who has worked on Tamil films, often involving horror or murder mystery plotlines.
Career
Thakkali Srinivasan began his career off as a producer and made the science fiction ...
and directed by
Velu Prabhakaran
Velu Prabakaran is an Indian Film director, filmmaker, cinematographer and actor. He is known for his themes highlighting atheism and revolutionary subjects in his films.
Career
Velu Prabakaran began as a cinematographer before making his dire ...
. It is a sequel to ''
Nalaya Manithan'' (1989). The film stars
Gautami
Gautami Tadimalla (born 2 July 1969), known mononymously as Gautami, is an Indian actress and politician who has worked mainly in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films in addition to Hindi, and Kannada films. She was one of the leading South Ind ...
in the lead role, among others.
Plot
Gautami and her friends come to a deserted mansion and slowly encounter horror in the form of the devil man who would come alive and kill one by one until Gautami escapes from the devil. The ending is heavily borrowed from
The Terminator
''The Terminator'' is a 1984 American science fiction action film directed by James Cameron. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator, a cyborg assassin sent back in time from 2029 to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor ( Linda Hamilton), who ...
. The ending shows that the story would continue, hinting at a third sequel. However, due to heavy losses incurred, the movie did not have any further sequel.
Cast
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Nizhalgal Ravi
Ravichandran Samanna (born 16 April 1956), known professionally as Nizhalgal Ravi, is an Indian film, television and voice actor who works mainly in Tamil cinema. He has performed in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films and television series. He s ...
as Police Inspector
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Ajay Rathnam
Ajay Rathnam is an Indian actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil films and serials. He is known for his supporting and negative roles and has acted in over 300 movies. Standing at 6 ft 4 in (193 cm), Rathnam is one of the tallest actors in ...
as Mysterious Human
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Gautami
Gautami Tadimalla (born 2 July 1969), known mononymously as Gautami, is an Indian actress and politician who has worked mainly in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films in addition to Hindi, and Kannada films. She was one of the leading South Ind ...
as Ganga
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Chitra as Kousalya
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Kovai Sarala
Kovai Sarala is an Indian actress and comedian, who prominently plays supporting roles in Tamil and Telugu films. She has won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian three times, for her performances in '' Sathi Leelavathi'' (1995), ...
as Urmila
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Chinni Jayanth
Chinni Jayanth (born Krishnamurthy Narayanan on 26 July 1960) is an Indian film director, producer, comedian, actor and mimicry artist who has appeared in many main, character and supporting roles in Tamil films. He is also a popular television ...
as Majunu
*Kapil Dev as Gupta
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Kuyili
Kuyili is a fictional character introduced by K Jeevabharathi in his book "Velu Nachiyar". She was portrayed as an army commander of queen Velu Nachiyar who participated in campaigns against the East India Company in the 18th century. She is ...
as Lynda
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Anand as Lynda's Boyfriend
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Raja
''Raja'' (; from , IAST ') is a royal title used for South Asian monarchs. The title is equivalent to king or princely ruler in South Asia and Southeast Asia.
The title has a long history in history of South Asia, South Asia and History of ...
as Ramani
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Silk Smitha
Vijayalakshmi Vadlapati (2 December 1960 – 23 September 1996), better known by her stage name Silk Smitha, was an Indian actress and dancer who worked predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films. Smitha was part of se ...
as Nancy
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Radha Ravi
Madras Rajagopalan Radhakrishnan Ravi (born 29 July 1952) is an Indian actor and politician who played supporting roles throughout his career. He is the son of actor M. R. Radha and the uncle of Vasu Vikram and half-brother of Raadhika. He i ...
(Guest Appearance)
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Charan Raj
Charan Raj is an Indian actor, director, film producer, and writer who works in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Odia and Hindi movies.
Career
Charan Raj is a versatile actor who is popular for his villainy and character roles in South Indi ...
as Scientist (Guest Appearance)
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Kitty as Sebastain
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V. Gopalakrishnan as Police Chief
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Premi-Seeni and lyrics were written by Muthubharathi.
References
External links
*{{IMDb title, 0370255
1990 films
1990 horror films
1990s slasher films
1990s Tamil-language films
Films directed by Velu Prabhakaran
Indian horror films
Indian sequel films
Indian slasher films
Indian science fiction films
1990 direct-to-video films