Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu | |
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Directed by | Joshiy |
Written by | P. Padmarajan |
Starring |
Mammootty Suresh Gopi Nedumudi Venu Sumalatha Lakshmi |
Cinematography | Jayanan Vincent |
Release date
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1990 |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Budget | 50 lakhs |
Box office | 5.7 crores |
Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu (Malayalam: ഈ തണുത്ത വെളുപ്പാന് കാലത്ത്, English: In This Cold Morning) is a 1990 Malayalam mystery thriller film written by Padmarajan and directed by Joshiy. Starring Mammootty, Nedumudi Venu, Lalu Alex, Suresh Gopi, Sumalatha, Lakshmi and Murali.
The central character of the film is a spiritual leader played by Nedumudi Venu who has devotees all around the world and who received a telephoned death threat. He reports the incident to Police Superintendent Haridas Damodaran (Mammootty) who initiates an investigation into the source of the threat. In the meantime, other important people are being murdered; the investigation later reveals that all of the victims were college classmates. Police arrest a suspect named "Christy" (Suresh Gopi) on murder charges. Proving whether Christy or an unknown perpetrator is the culprit forms the basis of the rest of the investigation.