Mukham (transl. Face) is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language thriller film co-written and directed by Mohan, starring Mohanlal, Nassar and Ranjini in the lead roles. The film does not have any songs, but features a musical score composed by Johnson.[1][2][3] It is considered one of the best murder mystery movies in Malayalam but didn’t do well in boxoffice.[4]
Plot
The film is about a police officer who tries to uncover and stop an unknown serial killer who has sniped three victims and plans for the fourth one. The killer sends a letter to him saying his fourth victim would be the officer’s wife because she’s cheating on him.
Cast
- Mohanlal as ACP Hariprasad IPS
- Ranjini as Usha
- Nassar as Comm. P. N. Narendran IPS[5]
- Priya as Prema
- Bindhya as Nirmala
- Sukumaran as DySP Minnal Madhavan
- Sankaradi as Kesavan Nair
- Vijay Menon as Vijay
- Soman as Home Minister
- Innocent as Anthony
- Mala Aravindan as Agasthy
- Ravi Menon as Kunjikrishnan
- Valsala Menon as Usha’s Mother
- Shivaji as CI Narayana Swamy
- T. P. Madhavan as Usha’s Father
- Kundara Johnny as Menon
- Anderson as Alexander
- Rajan Sankaradi as George
- Joseph Madapally in Cameo Appearance
- Rajeevnath in Cameo Appearance
- Ramyasree in Cameo Appearance
References
- ^ Menon, Neelima (24 March 2019). “‘Mukham’ to ‘Mayaanadhi’: 8 Malayalam film that would make for great web series”. The News Minute. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ Menon, Neelima (14 May 2019). “15 Best Malayalam Films To Stream On Netflix, Amazon & Hotstar (This Summer)”. HuffPost. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ Shafeeq (23 November 2017). “On the face of it: Community and State in a Mohanlal Police Thriller”. MCH Film Club. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ “10 Best Malayalam Murder Mystery Movies”. HuffPost. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ Rajan, Heera (5 April 2021). “Most underrated psychopaths in Malayalam cinema”. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
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