Topic started by Sonia (@ bay6-13.dial.umd.edu) on Mon Jul 23 11:16:43 .
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Synopsis: I am an avid reader of detective novels and this penchant of mine extends to watching movies which also fall into this genre. However, I have watched only a handful of malayalam movies which can be categorized under the suspense/mystery category and would appreciate it if anyone out there can recommend some titles of good Malayalam mystery movies. So in summation, this thread is open for recommendations/discussions of malayalam movies (both past+present) which fall under the mystery label. Thanks.

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• From: pradheep Chhalliyil (@ 207.177.74.110) on: Thu Aug 2 11:31:20
  
  EEE kanni kodi by KG gearge was one of the best thriller I saw in malayalam and also BY lenin rajentheran a movie where Suresh gopi and jayaram acts. these two were very good suspense thrieller but they failed in box office because no one could understand the plot. Any one enjoyed these two movies.
  
  
• From: pradheep (@ 207.177.74.110) on: Thu Aug 2 11:31:27
  
  EEE kanni kodi by KG gearge was one of the best thriller I saw in malayalam and also BY lenin rajentheran a movie where Suresh gopi and jayaram acts. these two were very good suspense thrieller but they failed in box office because no one could understand the plot. Any one enjoyed these two movies.
  
  
• From: cram (@ 206.103.12.102) on: Thu Aug 2 12:08:12
  
  unni
  
  vettippaanu. but till the end you don't know whether lal's gonna get caught or get away with his murders. and his every move is unpredictable. we don't know what he's going to do next, but we do get a hint. it's not exactly the whodunit variety, but i found it springing quite a few surprises. perhaps it doesn't belong in the strictly suspense films like CBI diary.
  
  
• From: UNNI (@ tc1-ip70.peekskill.pcrealm.net) on: Fri Aug 3 16:22:25
  
  Hello Pradip:
  That film with suresh gopi and Jayaram - by lenin was - VACHANAM . I haVE MENTIONED it earlier. It is one of the best films made. SUch a
  good suspense was directed without any of the usual horror music nor the swiftness. Eccellent direction. The best part is how the court decision turns out to be the
  loop-hole for jayaram to escape. Next to Yavanika it is the best. Another of the recent suspense films is "ORAAL MAATHRAM" by Sathyan Anthikadu starring
  Mammootty and sirnivasan.
  
  
• From: sree (@ 62.3.1.114) on: Sat Aug 4 01:39:40
  
  unni, njan ente kaaryam paranju enneyullu... pakshe aa paattu scene, bag kathiyathinu shesham alle? njan athinte first show keralathil vechu kandathanu. pinne kanditteyilla. sherikkum scenes orkanilla..
  letchmi chechi,, enthina lokathinte munpil njan oru kallam parayanathu, athum itharam oru kaaryathil...satyameva jayathe ennu koodi njan paranjathu vayichille?
  vince, mani chithra thazhu enna padathinte suspense , kadhayude ethu point il aanu thangal kku manasil aayathu ennanu ente chodyam..
  
  ithu chodikkuvan kaaranam, njan ennuvare kadha kettitto prview vayichitto cinema kandittilla.. thanneyumalla ee padam athinte first show aanu njan kaanunnathum...athreyullu..
  
  
• From: VInce (@ ip-111-150-111.chicago-n.navipath.net) on: Sat Aug 4 15:16:32
  
  arkkariyam sree, njan aa padam casset itta kandathu. mohan lal adyam roomil adachu idunna pennalla vattu case ennu adyam thotte ariyayirunnu. I didn't see any suspence or anyitng in that movie.
  
  
• From: sree (@ 62.3.1.114) on: Sun Aug 5 04:39:09
  
  ennal pinne ini athine kurichu onnum parayanda alle? ellam aviduthe ishtam
  
  
• From: Lakshmi (@ www-gw3.credit-suisse.com) on: Mon Aug 6 07:15:40
  
  'Athu kallam ' nnu oru flow il angadu parnjenne ollu Sree.
  The ' bag burning' scene is one in the very begining of the movie.
  Njaan chodichathu enthu kondaanu iyaalkku angane thonniyathennanu.(Thy typo in my posting confuses what I meant. sorry) Veruthe oru sixth sense il angudu thonniyathano atho enthelum reason undonnanu question. Athinte utharam ineem kittiyilla. Allande iyaal kallam paranju ennathilalla njaan stress koduthathu.. maashe. Athu varthanam parena pole ezhuthiyappo angane angu vannoonne ulloo. Shemi... :-)
  
  
• From: Raghu (@ 164.164.79.36) on: Mon Aug 6 08:35:26
  
  Manichithrathazhil mohanlal varunnathu thanne intervalinodu aduppichaanu.Bag kathikkunna scene interval scene aanu.Ithu cheythavane njan poottum.manichithrathazhittu poottum ennu parayunnidathaanu interval.Varuvanillarum ennu parayunna pattu aa scene inte ethrayo munpaanu.
  paattinu seshamaanu bag kathikkal ennu saram!!
  
  
• From: sree (@ 62.3.1.114) on: Tue Aug 7 06:27:18
  
  lakshmi, reghu, njan paranjallo athile scence nte sequence onnum njan orkanilla ippol.... bag kathana scene il ente koode irunna aalodu njan parayukayum cheythu... annu athu engene aanu manasil aayathu ennum njan ippol orkanilla... oru pakshe aa parayunna paattu scene okke kandu samsayathil ninnum paranjathavam... sixth sense onnum annu work cheythirunnilla.... veettil table il irikkuka aayirunnu edukkan marannu poyi... aa paattu scene oru pakshe mohanlal varunnathinu thottu munpo matto aano ? athu sheriya mohalal interval nu aanu varunnathu. varumpozhanu bag kathanathum... annathe oru orma ye ulloo aa padathe kurichu..
  
  
• From: Lakshmi (@ www-gw3.credit-suisse.com) on: Tue Aug 7 06:38:58
  
  Sree, I repeatedly asked this thinking that, this scene comes in the begining(.Mohanlal varana scene ayathu kondaayirikkam athu aadyam aayikkum nnu ormmichathu.).. Ippo samshayam theernnu.
  Ok, appo ee discussion nithaam lle.
  
  
• From: sree (@ 62.3.1.114) on: Tue Aug 7 07:31:36
  
  lakshmi, aa paattu scene mohal lalinte investigation nte bhagam aayittalle kaanichathu ? ah ! enikkariyan mela....
  
  
• From: Lakshmi (@ www-gw3.credit-suisse.com) on: Tue Aug 7 07:44:27
  
  Enikkum athaanu ormma..... Pakshe Raghuvum Unniyum okke ingane tharappichu paranjappo...
  94 il erangiyathalle.. pinne kandittilla..
  
  
• From: sree (@ 62.3.1.114) on: Tue Aug 7 08:14:12
  
  avaru athu okke ezhu vattom kandathayirikkum.... njan athu first day first show reserve cheythu kandathanu... athorthirikkuvan vere oru personal kaaryavum undu...
  
  leave it , that is better.
  
  
• From: Shine (@ 194.170.1.132) on: Tue Aug 7 10:03:07
  
  Aa paattu randu thavanayundu Manicchithrathazhil aadyam mahadevante kavitha Ganga vaayikkumpol. Pinne Mohanlal Ganga yude naattilekku Sudheeshinodoppam pokumpol. Manicchithrathaazhu release aayathu '93 decemberil aanu.
  
  
• From: Vine (@ ip-111-148-78.chicago-n.navipath.net) on: Tue Aug 7 16:49:04
  
  aa ticket reserve cheytha divasam aayirikkum aadyam aayi wifene kondu moviekku pooyathu alyoo sree. :))
  
  
• From: Vince (@ ip-111-148-78.chicago-n.navipath.net) on: Tue Aug 7 16:49:25
  
  aa ticket reserve cheytha divasam aayirikkum aadyam aayi wifene kondu moviekku pooyathu alyoo sree. :))
  
  
• From: sree (@ 62.3.1.114) on: Wed Aug 8 00:48:42
  
  alla ""Vine"", enkilum oru good guess. yeah , that is right shiny, it was released for xmas in 93. oru pakshe aa paattu scence muzhuvan aayi aadyam kaanickunnillayirikkam...
  
  
• From: UNNI (@ tc1-ip27.peekskill.pcrealm.net) on: Wed Aug 8 12:22:52
  
  Sree .. Ilaal chennu Manichitrathazhu sherikkum onnu kandechu vannu discussion continue cheyyu.
  "Varuvanundu" enna song shobana Madanpalliyil stay thudangiya udan aanu.
  Bag kathunnathu - interval inu munbe Lal ethiya shesham aanu.
  Lal investigation song- Pazhantamil paatizhayum -- aanu.
  Ellam OK aanallo.. Gnaan niruthi ee discussion
  
  
• From: Vince (@ ip-111-147-98.chicago-n.navipath.net) on: Wed Aug 8 15:45:08
  
  heheh unni choodavathe.
  
  
• From: anu (@ dialpool-210-214-17-112.maa.sify.net) on: Fri Aug 10 08:56:49
  
  greatest suspense/mystery in malayalam movies is 'what makes a movie a big hit or a big flop' :)
  
  
• From: Unni (@ tc1-ip81.peekskill.pcrealm.net) on: Fri Aug 10 10:01:42
  
  Ha Anu, Ithu engine manasilaayi. OK sammathichu.
  Ee suspense kandupidikkaan enthengilum vazhi theliyunnundo?
  
  
• From: sree (@ 62.3.1.114) on: Sat Aug 11 01:20:50
  
  athu aa padam kandu kazhinjal manasil aavum... ennau enikku thonnunnathu anu...
  
  unni choodavathe ... ithinu vendi ini oru vattom koodi aa padam onnu kaanuvan parayalle... oru vatti mattum than oru padam parthirikken...athu pothum kannaa...
  
  
• From: Vince (@ ip-111-144-92.chicago-n.navipath.net) on: Sat Aug 11 02:11:14
  
  njan chumma pooyi athinte video casset vaangi. athinte story marannu pooyirunnu. ningal ellarum pokki pidikkunnathu kandappo chumma oru rasam. thodakkam kandu. innocent is bore as usual. same style, same acting, same dialouge delivery. nammade manthri ganesh was funny.
  
  
• From: ssss (@ ) on: Sun Dec 9 22:46:36
  
  when it comes to suspense nothing can beat manichithrathazhu.. a person who is seeing the movie for the first time would be amazed and stunned til the end..
  now coming to detectives /criminal investigation-
  let us check out from earliest mallu movies..Prem nazir acted in lot of these kind of movies as C.I.D officer of which two of them released in the 60's were really amazing - COCHIN EXPRESS and KANNUR DELUXE. Sheela was the heroine in both and thinking of the period in which they were made they were great.
  NOW THE ALL TIME GREATEST CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION STORY IN MALAYALAM - none other than ORU CBI DIARY KURIPPU.WHICH WAS A VERY BIG HIT.
  K.G .George's Yavanika and Joshi's Eee Thanutha veluppan kaalathu were also good.
  
  
• From: Vince (@ a010-0657.chcg.splitrock.net) on: Mon Dec 10 00:25:40
  
  ey mani chitra thazhil aarkka vattennu oru middle aavumbo manassil aavum.
  
  
• From: vibhu (@ dialpool-210-214-145-11.maa.sify.net) on: Mon Dec 10 20:50:11
  
  Manichitrathazhu was one of the best thrillers in Malayalam. If we see the film without any prior clue it is difficult to clearly understand the real patient. However a good logical thinking can reach you to the correct answer. This is not a draw back of the film. After making all others suspects , the director can come up with a surprising revealation at the end. It is not a big quality of a thriller. Once you know the answer, if you turn back and ,should get the answer from the movie itself.
  
  
  
• From: stg (@ lan-202-144-125-171.maa.sify.net) on: Tue Dec 11 06:36:08
  
  Some less famous ; strictly meant for the most avid thriller / suspense buff only.Most of these movies belong to the masala genre but do carry good dosages of chase and mystery.
  
  1. Thirakkil alpam samayam.(Mammootty,seema)
  2. Vilambaram.(Balachandra menon,ambika)
  3. Kadhaykku pinnil.(Mammootty,a new kid on the bloke heroin - devi lalitha)
  4. Umanilayam.(Shankar,radha)
  5. Lisa ( supposedly a horror movie;big success)
  6. Poovinu puthiya poonthennal(Mammootty,babu antony)
  7.Thanthram.(Mammootty,urvashy)
  8.Padayani.(Mohanlal,3 lost brothers united by a song type).
  
  
  
  

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