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Sreekrishna Parunthu is a film of genre Fantasy directed by Aloysius Vincent with Mohanlal
Sreekrishna Parunthu (1984)
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Add to a movie listSreekrishna Parunthu is a 1984 Malayalam horror film directed by A. Vincent and featuring Mohanlal, Balan K. Nair and Jagathy. The story is about Kumaran who is a complete rogue turns to be a pious saint and the temptations he has to suffer.
It is based on the novel of the same name written by P. V. Thampi.
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Synopsis
Puthoor Illam is a traditional family that practices positive tantricmagic under blessings of their family god Lord Garuda, popularly known as Sri Krishnaparunthu (The Eagle of Krishna) and Hanuman. The family is widely respected for their ability to revive near-dead people due to venomous snake bites using the sacred water through invoking Garuda. Pappu (Jagannatha Varma), who is the current magician of the family foresees his death and decides to transfer all his knowledge to his nephew Kumaran Thampi (Mohanlal). Kumaran, whose only interest is wine and women reluctantly accepts the decision, as the magician must vow to maintain extreme celibacy. Pappu transfers all his knowledge to Kumaran and dies. Thus Kumaran becomes the next magician of the locality famous for curing snake bites and warding off negative spirits.Actors
Mohanlal
(Kumaran Thampi)
Thodupuzha Vasanthi
Jagathy Sreekumar
(Gopalan)
Oduvil Unnikrishnan
(Maarar)
Kunjandi
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