Charithram (translation: History) is a 1989 Malayalam thriller film starring Mammootty and Rahman in the lead roles along with Shobana, Lizy, Jagathy Sreekumar, Janardhanan, Murali, and Pappu in other pivotal roles. It is written by S. N. Swamy and directed by G. S. Vijayan in his directional debut.
The story is loosely based on the super hit Hindi movie Dhuan released in 1981 starring Mithun Chakraborty and Raakhee.Synopsis
Philip Manavaalan (Mammootty) is the owner of a financing company in Kerala and the movie begins with his wedding preparations. After the wedding, Philip's wife, Cecily (Shobhana) is curious about Raju (Rahman), Philip's dead brother and so Philip relates the story of Raju to Cecily.
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