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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Witness<br />
| image = Witness (1988 film).jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = <br />
| director = [[Viji Thampi]]<br />
| producer = <br />
| story = [[Jagathy Sreekumar]]<br>[[Viji Thampi]]<br />
| screenplay = John Paul<br>Kaloor Dennis<br />
| narrator = <br />
| starring = [[Jayaram]]<br>[[Suresh Gopi]]<br>[[Jagathy Sreekumar]]<br/>[[parvathy Jayaram|Parvathy]]<br />
| music = <br />
| cinematography = Vasant Kumar <br />
| editing = K. P. Puthran<br />
| studio = Priyanka Films<br />
| distributor = Priyanka Films<br />
| released = {{Film date|1988|2|20|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Witness''''' is a 1988 [[Malayalam]] investigative thriller made in [[India]], directed by [[Viji Thampi]] and co-written by [[Jagathy Sreekumar]], starring [[Jayaram]], [[Jagathy Sreekumar]], [[Parvathy Jayaram|Parvathy]], [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]] and [[Sukumaran]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=2134|title=Witness|accessdate=2014-10-24|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?4865|title=Witness|accessdate=2014-10-24|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/witness-malayalam-movie/|title=Witness|accessdate=2014-10-24|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
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Balagopalan ([[Jayaram]]) arrives in Thiruvananthapuram with Rupees 12500 stolen from his father. He finds his friend Jayakumar ([[Jagathy Sreekumar]]) who is working as a junior artist in films. After losing the money, they start an evening food stall. Rivalry with the other food stall, lead them to Police station where they acquaint with advocate Madhavan ([[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]]).<br />
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Under the guidance of Madhavan Thampi, the friends start a call service called "We Help" to help people. Balu gets a call from Indu R. Nair ([[Parvathy Jayaram|Parvathy]]), who is the daughter of a businessman. Later, Indu asks Balagopalan to be her bodyguard. But when Jayakumar and Balagopalan visit her home, they discover that Indu has been murdered. Police Officer Thomas Mathew ([[Sukumaran]]) takes charge of the case. Madhavan tries to find her killer to save Balagopalan and Jayakumar, before it is too late. It later turns out that Mathew himself is the murderer, and is secretly a serious criminal.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Jayaram]] as Balagopalan<br />
*[[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Jayakumar<br />
*[[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]] as Adv. Madhavan Thampi<br />
*[[Sukumaran]] as CI Thomas Mathew<br />
*[[Parvathy Jayaram|Parvathy]] as Indu R. Nair<br />
*[[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as Sankunni Nair<br />
*[[Jayabharathi]] as Dr.Sreedevi<br />
*[[Thilakan]] as SI Vikraman Nair<br />
*[[Suresh Gopi]] as Alex Williams<br />
*[[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as CI Alexander<br />
*[[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] as Usthad Hamza<br />
*[[Alex Mathew]] as Henry<br />
*[[KPAC Azeez]] as Rajagopalan Nair<br />
*[[Jagadish]] as Podiyan<br />
*[[Nedumudi Venu]] as Himself<br />
*[[Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair]] as Old Man<br />
*[[Poojappura Ravi]] as College Professor<br />
*[[Kalabhavan Rahman]] as L. Murali Raghavan<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
The music was composed by [[Ouseppachan]] and the lyrics were written by [[Bichu Thirumala]].<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || "Poovinum Poonkurunnaam" || [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[K. S. Chithra]] || [[Bichu Thirumala]] ||<br />
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| 2 || "Thumbamellaam" || K. J. Yesudas || Bichu Thirumala ||<br />
|}<br />
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==Box office==<br />
The film was a commercial success.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/mammootty-and-mohan-lal-emerge-as-unprecedented-superstars-of-malayalam-films/1/330129.html|date=31 December 1988|agency=[[India Today]]|title=Celluloid sultans of Kerala}}</ref> <br />
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==Remake==<br />
The film was remade in Telugu as ''Sakshi'' with [[Gadde Rajendra Prasad|Rajendra Prasad]].<ref>http://www.aptalkies.com/movie.php?id=6462&title=Sakshi%20(1989)</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0353010|Witness}}<br />
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[[Category:1980s Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian mystery thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:1988 films]]<br />
[[Category:1980s mystery thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:Malayalam films remade in other languages]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Viji Thampi]]<br />
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