Iyer the Great
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Iyer the Great is a 1990 Malayalam language
psychological thriller
directed by Bhadran
and starring Mammootty
and Geetha. M. S. Mony won the National Film Award for Best Editing
for his work in this movie.
) was a normal Brahmin
family man. One day, he had to climb a huge tree in order to capture an escaped pet parrot. Iyer's fear of heights
affected his mind, giving him the power of clairvoyance
.
One prediction was that a train accident would occur at Perumon and another was that some terrorists had planned to bomb an aeroplane. Iyer's report of the incident spoiled the plan to bomb the plane.Iyer's predictions brought him many enemies. Iyer lost his family in an attack planned by his enemies.The terrorist plots revenge on Iyer, but Iyer in turn predicts the date and time of his own death. The police give him tight security and do everything possible to prevent an attack on him. Yet Iyer's last prediction also turns out to be true. Iyer becomes the man who predicted his own death.
Malayalam language
Malayalam , is one of the four major Dravidian languages of southern India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India with official language status in the state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. It is spoken by 35.9 million people...
psychological thriller
Psychological thriller
Psychological thriller is a specific sub-genre of the broad ranged thriller with heavy focus on characters. However, it often incorporates elements from the mystery and drama genre, along with the typical traits of the thriller genre...
directed by Bhadran
Bhadran (director)
Bhadran is a Malayalam movie director who has many popular hits to his credit. Iyer the Great, Sphadikam, Olympiyan Anthony Adam are some of them...
and starring Mammootty
Mammootty
Mammootty is an Indian film actor and producer who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in a few Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada films. During a career spanning more than three decades, he has acted in more than 360 films, and is only next to Prem Nazir in the number of lead roles...
and Geetha. M. S. Mony won the National Film Award for Best Editing
National Film Award for Best Editing
The National Film Award for Best Editing winners:-References:...
for his work in this movie.
Plot
Soorya Narayana Iyer (MammoottyMammootty
Mammootty is an Indian film actor and producer who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in a few Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada films. During a career spanning more than three decades, he has acted in more than 360 films, and is only next to Prem Nazir in the number of lead roles...
) was a normal Brahmin
Brahmin
Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
family man. One day, he had to climb a huge tree in order to capture an escaped pet parrot. Iyer's fear of heights
Acrophobia
Acrophobia is an extreme or irrational fear of heights. It belongs to a category of specific phobias, called space and motion discomfort that share both similar etiology and options for treatment.Most people experience a degree of natural fear when exposed to heights, especially if there is little...
affected his mind, giving him the power of clairvoyance
Clairvoyance
The term clairvoyance is used to refer to the ability to gain information about an object, person, location or physical event through means other than the known human senses, a form of extra-sensory perception...
.
One prediction was that a train accident would occur at Perumon and another was that some terrorists had planned to bomb an aeroplane. Iyer's report of the incident spoiled the plan to bomb the plane.Iyer's predictions brought him many enemies. Iyer lost his family in an attack planned by his enemies.The terrorist plots revenge on Iyer, but Iyer in turn predicts the date and time of his own death. The police give him tight security and do everything possible to prevent an attack on him. Yet Iyer's last prediction also turns out to be true. Iyer becomes the man who predicted his own death.
Cast
- MammoottyMammoottyMammootty is an Indian film actor and producer who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in a few Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada films. During a career spanning more than three decades, he has acted in more than 360 films, and is only next to Prem Nazir in the number of lead roles...
as Soorya Narayana Iyer - Geetha
- SukumariSukumariSukumari is an Indian film actress who has primarily acted in Malayalam and Tamil films. She has been acting since she was 10 years old and has acted in various roles. The total number of her films is presumed to be about two-thousand. In 2003, she was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of...
- Devan
- Shobana
- RatheeshRatheeshRatheesh was a Indian film actor. He was a native of Kalavoor in the Alappuzha district of Kerala, India. He had acted in One Hundred Fifty Eight Films majority with directors like I.V.Sasi,Joshy,P.G.Vishwambharan,Thampy KannamThanam,Shaji Kailas etc...Ratheesh started his career in the Malayalam...
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