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{{Infobox film
| name = Nirakkoottu
| image = Nirakkoottu.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = DVD cover
| director = [[Joshy]]
| producer = [[Joy Thomas (producer)|Joy Thomas]]
| writer = [[Dennis Joseph]]
| screenplay = Dennis Joseph
| narrator =
| starring = [[Mammootty]] [[Sumalatha]] [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] [[Lizy (actress)|Lizy]] [[Babu Namboothiri]] [[Jose Prakash]] [[Azeez (actor)|Azeez]] [[P. K. Abraham]]
| music = [[Shyam (composer)|Shyam]]
| cinematography = [[Jayanan Vincent]] [[Vipin Das]]
| editing = K. Sankunni
| studio = [[Jubilee Productions]]
| distributor = [[Jubilee Productions]]
| released = {{Film date|1985|09|12|df=y}}
| runtime = 130 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Nirakkoottu''''' is a 1985 Indian [[Malayalam film|Malayalam]]-language film directed by [[Joshy]], written by [[Dennis Joseph]], starring [[Mammootty]], [[Sumalatha]], [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]], [[Lizy (actress)|Lizy]], [[Babu Namboothiri]] and [[Jose Prakash]]. The music was composed by [[Shyam (composer)|Shyam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=1743|title=Nirakkoottu|access-date=2014-10-21|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?3286|title=Nirakkoottu|access-date=2014-10-21|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/nirakkoottu-malayalam-movie/|title=Nirakkoottu|access-date=2014-10-21|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref> The story follows journalist Sasikala Varghese's (Urvashi) investigation of millionaire Ravi Varma (Mammootty), who is sentenced to death for the murder of his wife Mercy (Sumalatha).

[[K. S. Chithra]] won the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer]] for the song "Poomaname" (along with songs in other films that year) and Mammootty won a [[Kerala State Film Award – Special Jury Award|Special Jury Award]] for his role. The film won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Film - Malayalam]]. It was remade in [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] as ''[[Manithanin Marupakkam]]'' (1986), starring [[Sivakumar]] and [[Radha (actress)|Radha]], and in [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] as ''[[Sathya Jyothi]]'' (1986), starring [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] and [[Sumalatha]] and in Hindi as Kanoon ki Zanjeer starring Dharmendra and Jayaprada.
The film was inspired by the Hindi film "Ittefaq", (1969).

==Plot==
Sasikala Varghese ([[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]]) joins as a news reporter in a Malayalam daily named "Keralarema", which is owned by M. K. Abraham ([[Jose Prakash]]). Sasikala stays with her friend, Dr. Suma ([[Lissy (actress)|Lissy]]). Sasikala is assigned to interview Ravi Varma ([[Mammootty]]), who is sentenced to death for the murder of his wife Mercy ([[Sumalatha]]), who is also Sasikala's sister. Supreme court had sentenced Ravi to death and the president also rejected Ravi's appeal. Sasikala covers and publishes the story of Ravi Varma and is well acclaimed and appreciated by Abraham, her boss, during the official meeting. They were also surprised on a feedback letter that had reached Keralarema office regarding the published article.

Ravi Varma is a wealthy man and the owner of an advertising agency. Mercy was employed as a clerk in a firm, and is a classical dancer too. Ravi had met Mercy during a dance program hosted at the club. He had then proposed with an offer for Mercy join his advertising agency as a model, which Mercy rejects instantly. However, on losing her job as a clerk and her family (consisting of an ill father, a younger sister and brother) being dependent on her income, she is forced to join Ravi's advertising agency. The advertising agency flourishes well with the utilization of Mercy's modelling skills. A career oriented Ravi, in order to make Mercy stay with his firm always, proposes to Mercy and they get registry-married, as they belong to different religions. After a week-long honeymoon, Ravi forces his wife to pose for modelling with a half-dressed costume, which Mercy couldn't accept. This leads to indifference in their family life. Once Ravi comes to know that his wife is pregnant, an argument begins again regarding the fatherhood of the conceived child, and Ravi asks his wife to move out of his house. Mercy then takes shelter in her friend, Dr Suma's house. Divorce was filed by Ravi, and it was granted with the verdict that Ravi needs to compensate his wife and child on a monthly basis until the child becomes a youth. A drunken Ravi visits Mercy and tells her that instead of paying the compensation monthly, he would pay her all the money at once. Ravi then pulls a knife and murders Mercy.

A day before his scheduled execution, Ravi Varma escapes prison, and accidentally meets Sasikala. He learns that Sasikala and Mercy are sisters and informs the truth. Ravi loved Mercy a lot and never pressured her for any modelling assignments. Ajith used to blackmail Mercy, by showing Mercy's nude photographs which he had clicked. Fearing social stigma, Mercy divorces Ravi unwillingly. Ajith later tries to molest Mercy, kills her and flees. Since Ravi was on the murder spot, he was taken into custody by the police.

To avenge the same, Ravi escapes from the prison and kills Ajith.

==Cast==
* [[Mammootty]] as Ravi Varma
* [[Sumalatha]] as Mercy
* [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] as Sasikala Varghese
* [[Lissy (actress)|Lissy]] as Dr. Suma
* [[Babu Namboothiri]] as Ajith
* [[Azeez (actor)|Azeez]] as Jailor
* [[Jose Prakash]] as M. K. Abraham
* [[Baiju (actor)|Baiju]] as Boy at the petrol bunk
* [[Prathapachandran]] as Paul Mathew
* [[Thodupuzha Vasanthi]] as co-worker of Sasikala

==Release==
The film was released on 12 September 1985.

===Box office===
The film was both commercial and critical success.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/screenwriter-dennis-joseph-passes-away/article34529766.ece/amp/|date=10 May 2021|agency=[[The Hindu]]|title=Screenwriter Dennis Joseph passes away}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/malayalam-screenwriter-dennis-joseph-passes-away-7309859/|date=10 May 2021|agency=[[The Indian Express]]|title=Malayalam screenwriter-director Dennis Joseph passes away}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2019/08/30/joshiy-hit-machine-three-decades-needs-reboot.amp.html|date=30 August 2019|agency=[[Malayala Manorama]]|title=Dress Circle - Joshiy, hit machine of 3 decades, needs reboot}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/mammootty-manju-warrier-pair-joshiy-movie-614414|title=Mammootty and Manju Warrier to Pair Up in Joshiy Movie?|work=[[International Business Times]]|date=18 November 2014}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[Shyam (composer)|Shyam]] and the lyrics were written by [[Poovachal Khader]].
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Poomaaname" ||[[K. S. Chithra]] || [[Poovachal Khader]] ||
|-
| 2 || "Poomaaname" || [[G. Venugopal]] || Poovachal Khader ||
|-
| 3 || "Poomaaname" || [[K. G. Markose]] || Poovachal Khader ||
|-
| 4 || "Pranaya Sankalpame" || [[Vani Jairam]], Satheesh Babu || Poovachal Khader ||
|}

==Awards==
[[Mammootty]] won the [[Kerala State Film Award – Special Jury Award]] in 1985 [[Kerala State Film Awards]] for his role as Ravi Varma. [[K. S. Chithra]] won the [[Kerala State Film Awards]] in 1985 [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer|Best Play Back Singer]] for the song "Poomaname"

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{imdb title|0246815|Nirakkoottu}}
{{Joshiy}}
[[Category:1985 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1980s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Malayalam films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Films directed by Joshiy]]
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Dennis Joseph]]
[[Category:1980s thriller films]]

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