Charithram
Seen it?1989 | 144 min | Mystery, Thriller
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved The Naked City, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 24 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Philip (Mammootty) is the owner of a financing company. Raju (Rahman), Philip's younger brother is a drug addict and is put under rehab. Convinced that he's out of his habit Philip sends him off to Madras to pursue his studies. However on a subsequent visit to the city Philip realises that Raju has gone back to his old habits. Amidst this Raju steals some money and gets away in Philip's car which meets with an accident killing him. Years later Philip gets married to Cicily (Sobhana) and one day mysteriously Raju comes back to their house alive.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 18K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
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Cast & crew
Directed by G. S. Vijayan
- MammoottyPhilipose Manavalan (Thampi)
- ShobanaCicily
- RahmanRaju Manavalan
- LissyRenu
- MuraliJohn
- Jagathy SreekumarSivankutty (Ambili)
- JalajaGracy
- JanardhananDySP Cherian
- Kuthiravattam PappuKrishnan
- Poojappura RaviKurup