Pathram (1999)

Original title

പത്രം

Directed by

Joshiy

Genre

action, crime, thriller

Country

India

Runtime

2h 58m

Rated

A

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A journalist uncovers corruption within powerful newspapers and faces threats for exposing the truth. The story follows his efforts to bring justice while navigating dangerous opposition.

tensegrittyfast-paceddarksuspensefulpoliticalprovocativeintense

What happens

Pathram (transl. Newspaper) is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language neo-noir political thriller film written by Renji Panicker and directed by Joshi. The movie stars Suresh Gopi and Manju Warrier in the lead role The film collected over ₹5.15 crore in 25 days at the box office. It became a blockbuster and was the second highest-grossing Malayalam film of 1999 behind Friends. The film ran for over 250 days in theatres. The film was known for the controversies surrounding it when leading Malayalam dailies Malayala Manorama and Mathrubhumi boycotted the film for portraying them in a bad light. The film's music and lyrics were by S. P. Venkatesh and Gireesh Puthenchery, art direction By Sabu Pravadas, and publicity designing by Gayathri Ashokan. The film's location was Ernakulam and surrounding places. For her incredible performance as Devika Shekhar, Manju Warrier went on to win her record fourth consecutive Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Malayalam (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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