Aathma (1993)

Genre : Action, Mystery, Thriller

Runtime : 2H 20M

Director : Prathap Pothan
Writer : Prathap Pothan

Synopsis

Raghu, an atheist archaeologist, and his father goes to an isolated village for research, his father disappears mysteriously and Raghu finds out a strange prophecy : God will come to earth on Purnima day at the Nagakali Amman temple and the people who will submerge completely under the waterfall near the temple will be cured of any disease. His colleague Pathma informs her blind Journalist friend Divya and the news reaches the public. Pathma is in love with Naveen, in the final stages of cancer. Soon, an atheist terrorist group, led by Saravanan, try to destroy the temple. Saravanan's sister and brother-in-law were brutally killed by the temple's donor. Police officer Hari, Divya's brother, is charged with eradicating the terrorist group. Pathma believes in this prophecy, gets married to Naveen and takes him to the temple. Divya compels Hari to come with him to restore her sight and he agrees. A race against the clock starts.

Actors

Rahman
Rahman
Raghu
Gautami Tadimalla
Gautami Tadimalla
Divya
Ramki
Ramki
Saravanan/Vignesh
Kasturi Shankar
Kasturi Shankar
Uma
Vinodini
Vinodini
Padhma
Riyaz Khan
Riyaz Khan
Naveen
Vaani
Vaani
Vijayachander
Vijayachander
Raghu's father and Nagalinga Siddhar
Senthil
Senthil
Meiyappan
Vikas Rishi
Vikas Rishi
Vikas
Vimalraj Ganesan
Vimalraj Ganesan
Nambiyatri
Sathyapriya
Sathyapriya
Naveen's mother
Sangeeta
Sangeeta
Saravanan's Sister
Surekha
Surekha
Venniradai Moorthy
Venniradai Moorthy
Kattabomman
A. K. Veerasamy
A. K. Veerasamy
Esakki Muthu
Chinni Jayanth
Chinni Jayanth
Erimalai
R.S. Shivaji
R.S. Shivaji
Shiva
Subbu Panchu
Subbu Panchu
Anil
LIC Narasimhan
LIC Narasimhan
Thideer Kannaiya
Thideer Kannaiya
Thalapathi Dinesh
Thalapathi Dinesh
Vichitra
Vichitra
C. R. Vijayakumari
C. R. Vijayakumari
Guhai amma

Crews

Prathap Pothan
Prathap Pothan
Director
Prathap Pothan
Prathap Pothan
Screenplay
Shanmuga Priyan
Shanmuga Priyan
Story
Shanmuga Priyan
Shanmuga Priyan
Dialogue
Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja
Original Music Composer
Madhu Ambat
Madhu Ambat
Director of Photography
B. Lenin
B. Lenin
Editor
V. T. Vijayan
V. T. Vijayan
Editor

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