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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Athma<br />
| image = Athma film poster.JPG<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[Pratap Pothen]]<br />
| producer = Ajitha Hari<br />
| writer = Shanmughapriyan<br />
| story = Shanmughapriyan<br />
| screenplay = Pratap Pothen<br />
| based_on = {{based on|''The Miracle''|[[Irving Wallace]]}}<br />
| starring = {{ubl|[[Ramki]]|[[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]]|[[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]|[[Gouthami]]|[[Kasthuri (actress)|Kasthuri]]}}<br />
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Madhu Ambat]]<br />
| editing = [[B. Lenin]]<br />[[V. T. Vijayan]]<br />
| distributor = Supriya International<br />
| studio = Supriya International<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1993|07|30}}<br />
| runtime = 140 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Athma''''' ({{trans|Soul}}) is a 1993 Indian [[Tamil language]] [[horror thriller film]] directed by [[Pratap Pothen]]. The film features [[Ramki]], [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]], [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]], [[Gouthami]] and [[Kasthuri (actress)|Kasthuri]] in lead roles. The film, produced by Ajitha Hari, had musical score by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and was released on 30 July 1993.<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 July 1993 |title=Aathma |page=4 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19930730&printsec=frontpage}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
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Raghu ([[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]]), an atheist archaeologist, and his father ([[Vijayachander]]) went to an isolated village for research. During the research, his father disappears mysteriously and Raghu finds out a strange prophecy: God will come to earth on [[Purnima (day)|Purnima day]] at the Nagakali Amman temple and the people who will submerge completely under the waterfall near the Nagakali Amman temple will be cured of any disease. His colleague Pathma ([[Vinodhini]]) informs her blind friend Divya ([[Gouthami]]) who is a journalist and the news reaches the public. Pathma is in love with Naveen ([[Riyaz Khan]]), who is in the final stages of cancer. Soon, an atheist terrorist group, led by Saravanan ([[Ramki]]), try to destroy the temple. Saravanan has a tragic past: his sister and his brother-in-law were a devotee who was brutally killed by the temple's donor. In the meantime, the police officer Hari (Nassar), Divya's brother, is charged with eradicating the terrorist group. Pathma believes in this prophecy, so she marries Naveen and takes him to the temple. Divya compels Hari to come with him to restore her sight and he agrees to do so. Few days before the God's arrival, the Nagakali Amman temple is overcrowded. A race against the clock starts.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{colbegin}}<br />
* [[Ramki]] as Saravanan / Vignesh<br />
* [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]] as Raghu<br />
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Hari<br />
* [[Gouthami]] as Divya<br />
* [[Kasthuri (actress)|Kasthuri]] as Uma<br />
* [[Vinodhini]] as Pathma<br />
* Vaani<br />
* [[C. R. Vijayakumari]] as Guhai Amma<br />
* [[Vijayachander]] as Raghu's father and Nagalinga Siddhar<br />
* [[Riyaz Khan]] as Naveen<br />
* [[Senthil]] as Meiyappan<br />
* Vikas Rishi as Vikas<br />
* Vimalraj as Nambiyatri<br />
* [[Sathyapriya]] as Naveen's mother<br />
* [[Sangeeta (Telugu actress)|Sangeetha]] as Saravanan's sister<br />
* Surekha<br />
* [[Venniradai Moorthy]] as Kattabomman<br />
* A. K. Veerasamy as Esakki Muthu<br />
* [[Chinni Jayanth]] as Erimalai<br />
* [[R. S. Shivaji]] as Shiva<br />
* [[Subbu Panchu Arunachalam]] as Anil<br />
* Vaithy<br />
* [[LIC Narasimhan]]<br />
* [[Ramesh Khanna]]<br />
* Thidir Kanniah<br />
* [[Thalapathi Dinesh]]<br />
* [[Vichithra]] in a special appearance<br />
{{colend}}<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]], with lyrics written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aathma (1993) |url=https://mio.to/album/Aathma+%281993%29 |access-date=22 April 2021 |website=Music India Online}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Aathma (1993) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/album/T0000386.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101200246/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/album/T0000386.html |archive-date=1 January 2014 |access-date=31 December 2013 |website=[[Raaga.com]] }}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"<br />
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Duration<br />
|-<br />
|1 || "Inarul Tharum" || [[T. N. Seshagopalan]] || rowspan=6|[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 4:56<br />
|-<br />
|2 || "Kannale Kadhal Kavithai" || [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[S. Janaki]] || 4:44<br />
|-<br />
|3 || "Ninaikkindra Paadhaiyil" || S. Janaki || 4:13<br />
|-<br />
|4 || "Vaarayo Unnake Saran" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]] || 4:28<br />
|-<br />
|5 || "Vidiyum Pozhudhu" || Mano || 3:19<br />
|-<br />
|6 || "Vilakku Vaipom" || S. Janaki || 5:05<br />
|}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
The film received positive reviews. K. Vijiyan of [[New Straits Times]] said, "It takes courage to attempt a movie like this, and Prathap's story grabs your attention".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vijiyan |first=K. |date=25 September 1993 |title=A plot that's different from the norm |page=24 |work=[[New Straits Times]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JtZOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8BMEAAAAIBAJ&hl=en&pg=3726%2C1643607}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0254149|Athma}}<br />
{{Pratap K. Pothen}}<br />
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[[Category:Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Pratap Pothen]]<br />
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