Uyarangalil
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| Directed by | I.V. Sasi |
| Written by | M.T. Vasudevan Nair |
| Produced by | S. Pavamani |
| Starring | Mohanlal Nedumudi Venu Rahman Kajal Kiran Swapna Sathyakala |
| Cinematography | Jayanan Vincent |
| Music by | Shyam |
Production company | Prathap Chithra |
| Distributed by | Prathap Chithra |
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| Language | Malayalam |
Uyarangalil (At the Top) is a 1984 Malayalam thriller film directed by I. V. Sasi, written by M.T. Vasudevan Nair, and produced by S. Pavamani; starring Mohanlal, Nedumudi Venu, Rahman, Kajal Kiran, Swapna, and Ratheesh in the lead roles.[1][2][3]
Plot
Jayarajan (Mohanlal), an over-enthusiastic assistant manager at a tea plantation plans to loot a huge amount. He lures two debt-ridden subordinates, Chandran (Rahman) and Johnny (Nedumudi Venu), into his conspiracy. Though unwillingly, both agree. But during their attempt, A.K.Menon (Janardhanan), the manager of the company catches them red-handed. To keep matters under wraps, Jayarajan enters Menon's house at night along with Johnny and Chandran. Jayarajan kills Menon and escapes from the house. He acts normal the next day and provides help to the police. But both Johnny and Chandran feel guilty. Jayarajan threatens both to keep silent and act as if nothing happened. Soon, however, Jayarajan is elevated as the new Manager of the company. Devi (Kajal Kiran), the virgin young widow of Menon arrives at the plantation for future financial formalities. Jayarajan, who already was having an affair with Padma, a nurse, now eyes Devi. He succeeds in taking her to bed and plans to take up all the financial benefits that she may get as Menon's bereavement benefits. But a cop, Ravi (Ratheesh), becomes suspicious of Jayarajan although he finds himself no match for the flawless and naturally responsive demeanour of Jayarajan. However, neither is he shunning his illicit relationship with Padma, an occasional prostitute and a nurse by profession. In a strange turn of events, for fear of a faint-hearted Chandran spilling out the beans of the Manager's murder and to satiate his avarice and taste of the fresher flesh, Jayarajan finishes off Johnny and Padma. His impeccable yet vile and strong character raises no suspicions of the two new deaths of anybody except Chandran, whose silence Jayarajan buys with scare tactics.
Meanwhile, the elderly owner of the estate (K. P. Ummer) visits the plantation. Knowing that his young daughter Vasanthi is set to inherit the company, Jayarajan tries to woo her too. But Devi becomes a hindrance in his plans and her insistence for a marriage pushes him to plot killing her too. But before he can kill Devi, Chandran informs Vasanthi the truth about the death of Menon and both succeed in calling up cops. But before getting arrested by Ravi, Jayarajan jumps down and commits suicide.
Cast
- Mohanlal as P. K. Jayarajan
- Rahman as Chandran
- Nedumudi Venu as Johnie
- Kajal Kiran as Devi
- Swapna as Padma
- Viji
- Ratheesh as Inspector Ravi
- Thilakan as Kurup
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Pillai
- Bahadoor as Sankaran Nair
- Janardhanan as A. K. Menon
- Azeez
- P. K. Abraham
- T. P. Madhavan
- Sathyakala
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Shyam and lyrics was written by Bichu Thirumala.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
| 1 | Anchithalil Viriyum | K. J. Yesudas, KS Chithra, Chorus | Bichu Thirumala | |
| 2 | Vaanampaadi Ithile | KS Chithra | Bichu Thirumala |
References
- ^ "Uyarangalil". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Uyarangalil". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Uyarangalil". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
External links
- Uyarangalil at IMDb
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