We present our ranking of the best Achankunju’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Achankunju.
Inspired by 'The Count of Monte Cristo', Padayottam was the first Indian movie to be shot in 70mm format. Prince Udayan (Nazir) is the successor to the Kolathiri kingdom. He is betrayed by his cousin Devan (Madhu) which forces him to go into exile. Years later Udayan returns to Kolathiri to take his revenge.
Prasad (Mohanlal) and Rajesh (Captain Raju) are brothers and police officers tasked to take down a smuggling ring. Taradas (Mammootty) and his uncle Tarasankar (Ummer) outwit the efforts of the police. Things take a twist when Rajesh realizes that his wife Tulasi (Seema) was the ex-girlfriend of Taradas.
Three friends, Sakharia, Gopi and Bilal go to a brothel for enjoyment. They find a girl who was forced into prostitution and decide to save her.
Ee Nadu
8.2/10
Release: 14/04/1982
Character: Porinju
Spurious liquor supplied by governmental arrack outlets kills several poor people in Kerala. People hit the streets to demand justice. They want the culprits to be brought to book.
Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla
6/10
Release: 25/11/1983
Character: Maran
A group of frustrated youngsters kidnap the famous Malayalam actor Prem Nazir from his film shooting set. Shockwaves are felt across Kerala and it soon becomes the one thing that everyone's talking about. The film is a satire that discusses how the society deals with this news and the events that follow.
Thinkalaazhcha Nalla Divasam is a 1985 Malayalam drama film written and directed by P. Padmarajan. It stars Mammootty, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Karamana Janardanan Nair and Srividya in pivotal roles. Thinkalazhcha Nalla Divasam movie tells two sons and their families get together to celebrate their mother's 60th birthday in their ancestral house. But problems develop when the younger son (Mammootty) reveals his plan to sell the house for Money and put the mother in an old age home.
Ahimsa (transl. Non-violence) is a 1981 Malayalam-language film directed by I. V. Sasi and written by T. Damodaran, starring Sukumaran, Ratheesh, Poornima Jayaram, Seema, Mohanlal, Mammootty, Balan K. Nair, and Menaka.[
Chatta
7.2/10
Release: 05/09/1981
Character: Kariya Perakkan
The story revolves around a bullock seller and his family. It tells how his grief and lust leads him to destroy his family.
Velan is a street circus performer. He kidnaps and forcibly blinds village children and turn them into fellow circus performers. Once, he falls in love with one of his victims, Rani, as does his lorry driver friend Ouseph. Eventually, Ouseph and Velan kills each other allowing Rani to escape with the man she really loves, a lorry cleaner.
Parankimala
6.7/10
Release: 10/07/1981
Parankimala is a 1981 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Bharathan and produced by M. O. Joseph. The film stars Sukumari, Nedumudi Venu, Achankunju and Bahadoor. The film has musical score by G. Devarajan