Adharvam is a 1989 Malayalam film directed by Dennis Joseph and written by Shibu Chakravarthy; starring Mammootty, Ganesh Kumar, Charuhasan, Silk Smitha, Thilakan, and Parvathy in the main roles.
Directed by Dennis Joseph
Produced by Eeraly Balan
Written by Shibu Chakravarthy
Starring Mammootty
Ganesh Kumar
Silk Smitha
Thilakan
Jose Prakash
Parvathy
Jayabharathi
Music by Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography Anandakuttan
Ajayan Vincent
Editing by K. Shankunny
The movie is a life portrait of Anantha Padmanabhan (Mammootty) born to an aristocratic Namboothiri father (Charuhasan) and an Nair mother (Jayabharathi), who quickly learns and masters all 3 Vedas and allied arts of it. But, Ananthan and family goes through a whole lot of trouble as the narrow minded Brahmin community finds out that he is in love with an aristocratic girl, which ends up in tragedy upon his family. To seek revenge for his mother's death, he learns ancient mystic tantric rituals and the 4th Veda, Atharvaveda, which is generally related to sorcery and stuff. He puts a menace on the whole society using his powers that he gained over years and his dad's second son (Ganesh Kumar) is send to save the society and the village from the clutches of this austere man inflicted with vengeance.
Adharvam (1989)Mammootty, Jayabharati
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