Sreekrishna Parunthu (1984)

Original title

ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണപ്പരുന്ത്

Directed by

A. Vincent

Genre

horror film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 34m

Rated

A

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A rogue named Kumaran transforms into a pious saint. He then faces various temptations that test his newfound devotion.

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What happens

Sree Krishna Parunthu (transl. The Brahminy kite) is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language horror film directed by A. Vincent and written by P. V. Thampi based on his novel Krishna Parunthu. The film stars Mohanlal, Balan K. Nair, Jagathy Sreekumar, Pavithra, and Bindu. The story is about Kumaran, a complete rogue, who turns out to be a pious saint and the temptations he has to suffer. The music for the film was composed by K. Raghavan. The film was a major commercial success of that year at Mollywood box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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