Uyarangalil (1984)

Original title

ഉയരങ്ങളിൽ

Directed by

I. V. Sasi

Genre

drama film, crime film, thriller film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 22m

Rated

A

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man takes on a dangerous criminal role and gets caught up in a life of crime. The film follows his actions and the consequences that follow.

tensegrittysuspensefulbleakanti-herodarkintensemethodical

What happens

Uyarangalil (transl. On heights) is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language thriller film directed by I. V. Sasi and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair. It stars Mohanlal, Nedumudi Venu, Rahman, Ratheesh, Kajal Kiran and Swapna. The music for the film was provided by Shyam. The film was a commercial success at the box office. It is regarded as one of the best thrillers in Malayalam cinema and developed a cult following. Mohanlal plays an anti-hero role, critics cite the film to have one of the best performances of Mohanlal.The plot of this movie is inspired from an Italian movie English Titled Almost Human (1974 film) directed by Umberto Lenzi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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