One can argue that both women ultimately find security in the institution of marriage, but at least, the relationships appear to have mutual respect. There is no idea about the identity of the woman but a visitor would be compelled to stare at the photo for some time. Instead, the entire narrative revolves almost entirely around Shobana's character, quite unusual in a film with two male stars. His house resembles a hermitage. On one side of the main building is the ettukettu and on the other the granary. A black and white photo of a woman hangs from the wall. Visitors to the meda may sometimes be greeted by the sight of a woman. Silly Unnithan and Dasappan, we think. Credit must also go to dubbing artistes Bhagyalakshmi and Durga, who dubbed for Ganga and Nagavalli respectively. The façade and the roof display intricate artwork on wood. Please upgrade your browser. At first, it just looks like an argument between the playful Sunny and the stubborn Ganga. An eerie atmosphere prevails near the meda but the building evokes a feeling of grandeur. Mohanlal's Picture With Fazil & Family Takes Social Media By Storm! It may have no effect on you or you may even feel slightly embarrassed that you'd enjoyed it so much in those days. Another instance is when Namboothirippad's men tell Thampy that everyone must be on guard. "potentialAction": { Though 25 years have passed since the time the film released, it remains unsurpassed when it comes to the thriller genre. "I am not a great writer, but scribble something to brighten up my lonely days. The story is inspired by a tragedy that happened in the Alummoottil tharavad, a central Travancore family, in the 19th century. The film's title, which translates to 'An Ornate Lock', doesn't reveal much. Here's another scene when psychiatrist Sunny (Mohanlal) deliberately provokes Ganga about Nagavalli's anklet. It's only when there's about 45 minutes left of the film that we know for sure that it's Ganga who is behind all the chaos - when she abruptly leaves a Kathakali performance and is later seen to be attacking Mahadevan (Shridhar), who she imagines to be Ramanathan when she turns into Nagavalli. On one side is the secret path to the cellar. The director cleverly makes the women dress in similar ways - both have long hair and wear it loose, they are mostly dressed in sarees although Ganga occasionally wears salwar suits. He has no siblings. When this gruesome crime was being carried out, a servant girl wandered into the meda. Madhu lives alone in the house after the death of his mother. It cannot be Ganga, who is happily married. } He is not reluctant to open up. We see this part of the film through Ganga's eyes, as she explores the forbidden house with a nervous excitement. Support our journalism by becoming a TNM Member - Click here. But right from the beginning, Fazil succeeds in building an atmosphere of delicious terror, playing games with the minds of the audience, making us side with the rationalist couple Nakulan (Suresh Gopi) and Ganga (Shobana) at times and with the deeply religious, superstitious characters at other times. Madhu lives barely a km from Alummoottil meda. While the male folk lived in the main building called meda, the women's accommodation was the 'ettukettu' beside it. Unnithan (Innocent) and Dasappan (Ganesh Kumar) see an apparition when they go to the house late in the night to collect the keys that the latter had forgotten at the door earlier in the day. The old legend related to the meda goes as follows. She alternates between dancing like a mentally unstable person and a seasoned performer with such ease, supported ably by Sridharan. Deprived of parental love, she identifies closely with Nagavalli, who was separated from the man she loved. Is she then jealous of Ganga?

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