Friday, September 25, 2009

Athirathram

Athirathram is produced by Liberty Productions and Direction by I V Sasi. Movie released in 1984. Story is about Thara Das, The smuggler don in kerala. He is the king of underworld with good heart. John Paul is the writer of ‘Athirathram,’ which he wrote for I.V. Sasi, for instance, is, perhaps, the first realistically made film in Malayalam about the underworld.

John Paul about Athirathram, “I had based ‘Athirathram’ on a man I had met in Kasaragod and many scenes of the film, including the car chase, were inspired from his life. Dennis Joseph once said that his inspiration for ‘Rajavinte Makan’ was ‘Athirathram’.

Mammootty was the only show man and super star of Malayalam cinema at that time. He is the king of Malayalam film industry from 1982 to 1985 by delivering big hits for classes and masses such as Yavanika, Ee Nadu, Rachana, Koodevide, Coolie, Aa Rathri, Veendum Chalikkunna Chakram, Sannarbham, Koottinilamkili, Kanamarayathu, Ente Upasana, Aksharangal, Adiyozhukkukal, Aalkkoottathil Thaniye, Thinkalazhcha Nalla Divasam, Muhurtham Pathnonnu Muppathinu, Thammil Thammil, Ee Sabdam Innathe Sabdam, Oru Nokku Kanan, Onningu Vannengi, Nirakkoottu, Yatra etc.. He acted in more than 150 films as a hero from 1982 to 1986.

Athirathram and Sannarbham were the biggest grossing movies in 1984. Athirathram ran more than 125 days in many major centers and it was a record. In Trivandrum, S.L. Complex movie ran more than 100 days.

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  1. “I had based ‘Athirathram’ on a man I had met in Kasaragod and many scenes of the film, including the car chase, were inspired from his life. Dennis Joseph once said that his inspiration for ‘Rajavinte Makan’ was ‘Athirathram’. And Lal Jose said ‘Chamaram’ was one of the reasons why he made ‘Classmates.’ When I hear comments like that, I feel I have done something worthwhile,” John recalls.
    http://www.thehindu.com/fr/2008/08/29/stories/2008082950250100.htm

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  2. When it came to thematic content, John, like Bharathan, was equally versatile. ‘Athirathram,’ which he wrote for I.V. Sasi, for instance, is, perhaps, the first realistically made film in Malayalam about the underworld.

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