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''Mayilpeelikkavu'' () is a 1998 Indian
Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...
-language mystery
thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. ...
directed by the Anil-Babu duo and starring
Kunchacko Boban Kunchacko Boban (born 2 November 1976) is an Indian actor and film producer who works in the Malayalam film industry. He is referred to as Chackochan, and during the early 2000s, he was called "chocolate boy" because of his romantic image. He ...
and Jomol. This film is about reincarnation and revenge. The movie has many similarities with the 1991 American movie '' Dead Again''. It was one of the first Indian movies to have a website.


Plot

Many years ago, a teenage girl, Kuttimani was brutally murdered, in an orthodox rich Kerala family. Her lover, Krishnanunni was arrested and hung to death. Years later, Manu, who had an uncanny resemblance to Krishnanunni starts having nightmares about the latter. In Kuttimani's ancestral home, which in the present is supposedly plagued by misfortune and evil spirits, rituals are being held under the guidance of Vallyathan to prevent further mishaps. For ensuring the success of the rituals, Vallyathan requests the presence of all the family. Along with everyone came Gayathri who coincidentally looked very similar to Kuttimani. Once she reaches her ancestors' house, Gayathri too started getting nightmares about Kuttimani. Manu, being an acquaintance of Gayathri's family will have a few encounters with her and later both of them will fall in love with each other. Bad omens start occurring in the house, with Vallyathan being the victim most of the time and he forbids Gayathri from meeting Manu anymore. Vallyathan narrates the tragedy of Kuttimani and cautions Gayathri that she too will face similar consequences if she continues seeing Manu. This scares her and she tries to break up with Manu, but the latter continues to persevere. Later on, with the help of a relative, Manu meets an old acquaintance of Kuttimani and Krishnanunni and would come to know the truth about the tragedy. Manu now aware of the grave situation rushes to Gayathri only to find her about to be killed by Vallyathan. It is revealed that Kuttimani was killed by Vallyathan himself who, at that time was infatuated by her and couldn't bear her relationship with Krishnanunni. Krishnanunni, being from a poorer household was framed by Vallyathan and his family. With the arrival of Manu and Gayathri, both of them being doppelgangers of Krishnanunni and Kuttimani respectively, Vallyathan sensed he might be in danger and tried to prevent them from reuniting. At the end, Vallyathan gets killed in the scuffle, and the couple lives happily ever after.


Cast


Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack contains nine songs, all composed by Berny Ignatius, with lyrics by S. Ramesan Nair. The song "Onnanam Kunninmel" was shot in
Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram ( ), also known as Trivandrum, is the Capital city, capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. As of 2011, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation had a population of 957,730 over an area of 214.86 sq. km, making it the ...
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See also

* List of Malayalam horror films


References


External links

* Indian remakes of American films Films shot in Thiruvananthapuram 1998 films 1990s Malayalam-language films Films about reincarnation Films scored by Berny–Ignatius Twins in Indian films {{1990s-Malayalam-film-stub