Ammayane Sathyam
Ammayane Sathyam (അമ്മയാണെ സത്യം, English: I Swear on my Mother) is a 1993 Malayalam film written and directed by Balachandra Menon. The film stars Mukesh, Annie, Balachandra Menon, Narendra Prasad, Jagathy Sreekumar, Ganesh Kumar, Thilakan, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Paravoor Bharathan, Prem Kumar, and Mammukoya. Balachendra Menon remade the film in Tamil as Kandaen Seethayae, however the project was later shelved. He also introduced actress Annie through this film.
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| Directed by | Balachandra Menon |
| Produced by | Krishna Sasidharan |
| Written by | Balachandra Menon |
| Starring | Mukesh Annie Balachandra Menon Narendra Prasad Jagathy Sreekumar Ganesh Kumar Thilakan K. P. A. C. Lalitha Paravoor Bharathan Prem Kumar Mamukkoya |
| Music by | M. G. Radhakrishnan Vijay Shankar |
| Cinematography | Dinesh Babu |
| Edited by | G. Murali |
Production company | Chandni Films |
| Distributed by | Gloria Films |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
Fifteen-year-old Parvathi (Annie) witnesses her family getting murdered by Jaganatha Varma (Narendra Prasad). She runs away from them to save her life. To prevent getting caught, she disguises herself as a boy named Thomas and starts living as a servant in a house of bachelors. One of the bachelors, Omanakuttan (Mukesh) discovers that Thomas is actually a girl. After hearing her story, Omanakkuttan and his friends try to help her. Before Jaganatha Varma could kill her, Policeman S. Narayanan (Balachandra Menon) discovers his plan and saves Parvathi.
Cast
- Mukesh ... Omanakuttan
- Annie ... Parvathi / Thomas / Ramkumar Chengammanad a.k.a. raman
- Balachandra Menon ... S. Narayanan
- Narendra Prasad ... Jaganatha Varma
- Jagathi Sreekumar ... Pisharadi
- K. B. Ganesh Kumar ... Cherian
- Paravoor Bharathan ... Iyer
- Karamana Janardanan Nair ... Omanakuttan's Father
- K. P. A. C. Lalitha ... Omanakuttan's Mother
- Prem Kumar ... Sreeni
- Mamukkoya ... Mujeeb Rahman
- Babu Namboothiri ... Parvathi's Father
- Renuka (actress) as Parvathi's Mother
- Shyama
- Thilakan ... R. Varghese Mathew
- Harisree Asokan
- Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri ... Nampoothiri
- Chithra (actress) as Margret
- Usharani as Jaganatha Varma's wife
Remakes
| Year | Film | Language | Cast | Director | Status |
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| 1996 | Kandaen Seethayae | Tamil | Kamal Haasan, Ruchita Prasad, Ramesh Arvind, Nassar | Balachandra Menon | Unreleased |