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Nirakkoottu (1985)

Nirakkoottu poster
Original title
നിറക്കൂട്ട്
Directed by
Joshiy
Genre
thriller film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 14m
Rated
U
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A journalist digs into the case of a millionaire sentenced to death for killing his wife. She tries to uncover the truth behind the crime and the man's story.

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What happens

Nirakkoottu is a 1985 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film directed by Joshiy, written by Dennis Joseph, starring Mammootty, Sumalatha, Urvashi, Lizy, Babu Namboothiri and Jose Prakash. The music was composed by Shyam. The story follows journalist Sasikala Varghese's (Urvashi) investigation of millionaire Ravi Varma (Mammootty), who is sentenced to death for the murder of his wife Mercy (Sumalatha). The film was remade in Tamil as Manithanin Marupakkam and in Kannada as Sathya Jyothi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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