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{{Infobox film<br />
| name =Ormacheppu<br />
| image =<br />
| caption =<br />
| director =[[Lohithadas]]<br />
| producer =[[Lal (actor)|Lal]]<br>Ousepachan Vaalakuzhy<br />
| writer = <br />
| screenplay =<br />
| starring = [[Lal (actor)|Lal]] <br />Chanchal<br />[[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]]<br />
| music = [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]]<br />
| cinematography = <br />
| editing = <br />
| studio = <br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|1998|9|3}}<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = [[Malayalam]]<br />
}}<br />
'''''Ormacheppu''''' is a 1998 [[India]]n [[Malayalam]]-language [[psychological thriller]] film, directed by Lohithadas and starring [[Lal (actor)|Lal]], Chanchal and [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=3118|title=Ormacheppu|accessdate=2014-11-07|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref> The film received the Film Critics Awards for Best Script.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kerala Articles |url=https://www.kerala.com/pages/lohithadas |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=www.kerala.com}}</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{Cast listing|<br />
* [[Lal (actor)|Lal]] as Jeevan George<br />
* Chanchal as Sameera<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2019/10/03/ennu-swantham-janakikutty-actress-chanchal-new-pics-family.html|title=Remember Ennu Swantham Janakikutty fame Chanchal? Here's what the actress is up to these days|work=[[Onmanorama]]|date=11 December 2020|access-date=12 February 2025}}</ref><br />
* [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] as Radhakrishnan <br />
* [[Biju Menon]] as Mohan <br />
* [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] as Kurian <br />
* [[Riza Bava]] as Jose George<br />
* [[Lalu Alex]] as George<br />
* Sreehari as Kunjammavan<br />
* [[Baburaj (actor)|Baburaj]] as Police Officer<br />
}}<br />
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== Production ==<br />
The climax portions of the film was shot at [[Valparai]] and a scene featuring Lal and Biju Menon was shot inside a tea factory.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/columns/2018/Apr/25/location-diaries-the-kindness-of-superstars-5686.html|title=Location Diaries: The kindness of superstars|first=Shelvin|last=Sebastian|website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=25 April 2018|access-date=12 February 2025}}</ref> The film is one of two directed by A. K. Lohithadas to be released in 1998, with ''[[Kanmadam]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=George |first=Meghna |title=A K Lohithadas (1955-2009): Tribute to a legend |url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2009/jun/29/a-k-lohithadas-tribute-to-a-legend.htm |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=Rediff |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Music==<br />
The movie features an acclaimed soundtrack composed by maestro [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]] with lyrics by [[Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.msidb.org/m.php?2301|title=Ormacheppu|accessdate=2014-11-07|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! Track # !! Song !! Artist(s) !! Raga <br />
|-<br />
| 1<br />
| "Unmaadam"<br />
| [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[K. S. Chithra]] || Pahadi<br />
|-<br />
| 2<br />
| "Yamini Mandapangal"<br />
| K. J. Yesudas, Sindhu<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 3<br />
| "Viraham"<br />
| K. J. Yesudas<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 4<br />
| "Yaamini Mandapangal"<br />
| K. S. Chithra, Sindhu<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|0273927}}<br />
{{A. K. Lohithadas}}<br />
[[Category:1998 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:1998 Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by A. K. Lohithadas]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
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