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Geethanjali is a film of genre Thriller directed by Priyadarshan with Mohanlal
Geethanjali (2013)
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Add to a movie listGeethanjali (Malayalam: ഗീതാഞ്ജലി) is a 2013 Malayalam psychological horror thriller film written by Abhilash Nair and directed by Priyadarshan. The film stars Mohanlal, Nishan, Keerthi Suresh, Swapna Menon, Siddique, Madhu, Innocent and K. B. Ganesh Kumar in pivotal roles while Suresh Gopi appears in a cameo role. The film is a spin-off of the 1993 blockbuster Manichitrathazhu with Mohanlal reprising the role he did in Manichitrathazhu. The story is based on 2007 Thai movie Alone (2007 film).
Synopsis
Anjali (Keerthi Suresh), has a recent shocking history of her twin sister Geetha (Keerthi Suresh) committing suicide. She is already betrothed to Anoop (Nishan) from a prominent family. But when her mother suddenly falls down from the staircase ending up in paralysis, Anjali and Anoop proceed to her Arackal house. Once they reach there, they are into more mysteries as the spirit of Geetha starts to haunt Anjali, which even physically disturbs her. Within days from a series of horrifying incidents arrives Dr. Sunny Joseph (Mohanlal) with his style of wit and wisdom, to treat Anjali and to help her out of the crisis that she is in. He finds the shocking truth that Anjali is actually Geetha. Geetha had a criminal nature by birth. She accidentally killed Anjali during an argument,to not loose Anoop from her. Geetha tries to kill Anoop when he rejected her upon knowing the truth. However , in the end, Anjali's spirit prevent Geetha from shooting Anoop. Geetha is killed by the fire in the house. The film shows Anjali's spirit over Geetha while she is dying.Actors
Mohanlal
(Dr. Sunny Joseph)
Nishan
(Anoop)
Suresh Gopi
(Nakulan)
Nassar
(Kathalikaattu Thirumeni)
Keerthy Suresh
(Geetha/Anjali)
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