Witness (1988 film)

Witness is a 1988 Malayalam investigative thriller made in India, directed by Viji Thampi and co-written by Jagathy Sreekumar, starring Jayaram, Suresh Gopi, Jagathy Sreekumar, Parvathy, Madhu and Sukumaran.[1][2][3]

Witness
Directed byViji Thampi
Screenplay byJohn Paul
Kaloor Dennis
Story byJagathy Sreekumar
Viji Thampi
StarringJayaram
Suresh Gopi
Jagathy Sreekumar
Parvathy
CinematographyVasant Kumar
Edited byK. P. Puthran
Production
company
Priyanka Films
Distributed byPriyanka Films
Release date
  • 20 February 1988 (1988-02-20)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Plot

Balagopalan (Jayaram) arrives in Thiruvananthapuram with Rupees 12500 stolen from his father. He finds his friend Jayakumar (Jagathy Sreekumar) who is working as a junior artist in films. After losing the money, they start an evening food stall. Rivalry with the other food stall, lead them to Police station where they aquitaines advocate Madhavan Thampi.

Under the guidance of Madhavan Thampi, the friends start a call service called "We Help" to help people. Balu gets a call from Indu R. Nair, who is the daughter of a businessman. Later, Indu asks Balagoapan to be her bodyguard. But when Jayakumar and Balagopalan visit her home, they discover that Indu has been murdered. Officer Thomas Mathew takes charge of the case. Madhavan tries to find her killer to save Balagopalan and Jayakumar, before it is too late.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ouseppachan and the lyrics were written by Bichu Thirumala.

No.SongSingersLyricsLength (m:ss)
1"Poovinum Poonkurunnaam"K. J. Yesudas, K. S. ChithraBichu Thirumala
2"Thumbamellaam"K. J. YesudasBichu Thirumala

Box office

The film was a commercial success.[4]

Remake

The film was remade in Telugu as Sakshi with Rajendra Prasad.[5]

References
  1. "Witness". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  2. "Witness". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  3. "Witness". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  4. "Celluloid sultans of Kerala". India Today. 31 December 1988.
  5. http://www.aptalkies.com/movie.php?id=6462&title=Sakshi%20(1989)
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