Chithram
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DVD cover
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| Malayalam | ചിത്രം |
| Directed by | Priyadarshan |
| Produced by | P. K. R. Pillai |
| Screenplay by | Priyadarshan |
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| Music by |
Kannur Rajan Johnson (Score) |
| Cinematography | S. Kumar |
| Edited by | N. Gopalakrishnan |
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Production
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Shirdi Sai Creations
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| Distributed by | Shirdi Sai Release |
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Release date
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Running time
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159 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Chithram (English: Picture) is a 1988 Indian Malayalam screwball tragicomedy film written and directed by Priyadarshan. The film was produced by P. K. R. Pillai for Shirdi Sai Creations, and stars Mohanlal, Ranjini, Nedumudi Venu, Poornam Vishwanathan, Sreenivasan, M. G. Soman, Sukumari, Lizy, Maniyanpilla Raju, and Shanavas, while Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair makes a cameo appearance. The songs were composed by Kannur Rajan and film score by Johnson.
Kalyani (Ranjini) decides to marry her boyfriend Ravi (Shanavas) against her father Ramachandra Menon's (Vishwanathan) wishes. But Ravi breaks up when he comes to know that she would be disinherited. Kalyani's father, who stays in the United States, is unaware of the break up and comes home in Kerala to spend time with his daughter and son-in-law. This prompts family friend and Advocate Kaimal (Venu) to hire a thief, Vishnu (Mohanlal) to act as Kalyani's husband during Menon's vacation stay.
Chithram was released during a Christmas weekend on 23 December 1988. The film was a phenomenal success at the Kerala box-office, it broke all existing records in Malayalam cinema until then. It is the longest-running film in the history of Malayalam cinema. It had a theatrical run of more than 366 days in Thiruvananthapuram Ajantha, Ernakulam Little Shenoya, and Kottayam Asha with regular shows, and theatrical run of more than 250 days in Palakkad Priya, Chengalai Chithra with noon shows. It is one of the highest-grossing films in Malayalam film history. It collected more than ₹3 crore from theatres.
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