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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = {{lang|ml-Latn|Manthrikan}}<br />
| image = Manthrikan-2012.jpg<br />
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| director = [[Anil (director)|Anil]]<br />
| producer = Anand Kumar<br />
| writer = Rajan Kiriyath<br />
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| story = <br />
| starring = {{ubl|[[Jayaram]]|[[Poonam Bajwa]]|[[Muktha (actress)|Muktha George]]|[[Kalabhavan Shajohn]]|[[Ramesh Pisharody]]}}<br />
| music = S. Balakrishnan<br />
| cinematography = [[Vaidy S.|Vaidy S. Pillai]]<br />
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|10|05|India}}<br />
| runtime = 125 minutes<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = [[Malayalam]]<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
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'''{{lang|ml-Latn|Manthrikan}}''' ({{Translation|The Magician}}) is a [[List of Malayalam films of 2012|2012]] Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]-language [[comedy horror]] film directed by [[Anil (director)|Anil]], produced by Anand Kumar, and written by Rajan Kiriyath. The film stars [[Jayaram]], [[Poonam Bajwa]], and [[Muktha (actress)|Muktha George]] in the lead roles.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130202045515/http://www.sify.com/movies/Jayaram-in-and-as-Manthrikan-imagegallery-malayalam-mhmj51gdcjj.html?html=5 "Jayaram in and as Manthrikan"]</ref> The music was composed by S. Balakrishnan. The film released on 5 October 2012, and it was panned by critics and audiences alike. The movie was dubbed in Hindi as ''Chandramukhi Ki Pratigya'' and in Tamil with the same name.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Mukundan Unni is a [[Tantra|tantric magician]] and exorcist. He is not really keen about his father's tantric magic skills and is whiling away his time with two dumb cronies in a remote village.<br />
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There he meets a girl named Malu, who has no memories about her past but falls pretty easily for the hero after a couple of songs. However, they get separated soon after.<br />
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Some years later, he is called by a wealthy family to exorcise a spirit called Rukkumani from their palatial house, Shenoy Mandir. There, he comes across Malu again under the name Chandana. He vows to get her back after she fails to recognise him.<br />
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Mukundan then remembers his father's teachings and starts learning from the ancient ''thaliyolas'' passed from generation to generation. He manages to bring Malu (Rukku) to the ''manthrakalam''. Here he finds out about Rukku's past; a girl from a poor background who loved a person from the Shenoy Mandir. When the three brothers in the Shenoy Mandir got to know of the affair, they killed Rukku's family and burnt Rukku alive. Her lover, horrified at the sight, jumped into the flames and committed suicide. Since then, Rukku became a vengeful soul and killed two of the three brothers.<br />
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Mukundan was just about trap Rukku into a wooden doll when the Shenoy family came in, interrupting the pooja and freeing Rukku, who once more possesses Malu. One night Malu (Rukku) tries to kill the third brother. However, she is stopped by Mukundan and exorcised, freeing her from the world. Without asking for anything in return, Mukundan starts to leave. Just as he was about to leave, the third brother gives Malu to Mukundan.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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* [[Jayaram]] as Mukundan Unni alias Manthrikan<br />
* [[Poonam Bajwa]] as Chandana/ Malu<br />
* [[Muktha (actress)|Muktha George]] as Rukkumani (Rukku)<br />
* [[Kalabhavan Shajohn]] as Shekharan Kutty<br />
* [[Ramesh Pisharody]] as Subrahmanyan<br />
* [[Riyaz Khan]] as Giridhar (Giri)<br />
* [[Suraj Venjaramoodu]] as Usthad Maambaram Maayankutty Sheikh / Payaruvila Pappan<br />
* [[Devan (actor)|Devan]] as Shenoy<br />
* [[Indrans]] as Unniyathiri<br />
* [[Natasha Doshi]] as Dia<br />
* [[Biyon]]<br />
* [[Anil Murali]]<br />
* [[Kottayam Nazeer]]<br />
* Jayan<br />
* [[Mahesh (Malayalam actor)|Mahesh]]<br />
* Dr. Sudhi Indran<br />
* [[Nila Raj]] as Malu's friend<br />
* Sukanya<br />
* Swapna Menon<br />
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==Production==<br />
The film was directed by Anil, of the Anil-Babu screenwriter-director duo. The film was mainly shot from various parts of [[Kottayam district]] in [[Kerala]]. The film completed production which was in the production stage for quite a long time was completed in July 2012.<ref>[http://asianetindia.com/jayarams-manthrikan-finally-wraps-up-the-shoot/ "Jayaram's ‘Manthrikan’ finally wraps up the shoot"]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://localnews.rediff.com/location#!kottayam-kottayam-kerala-india-Jayaram%27s-Manthrikan-finally-wraps-up-the-shoot |title="Jayaram's Manthrikan Finally Wraps Up The Shoot" |access-date=10 December 2012 |archive-date=16 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416021721/http://localnews.rediff.com/location#!kottayam-kottayam-kerala-india-Jayaram%27s-Manthrikan-finally-wraps-up-the-shoot |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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==Reception==<br />
The film was panned by critics. Rating the film {{rating|2|5}}, Aswin J. Kumar of ''[[The Times of India]]'' said, "In ''Manthrikan'', there are two elements that persistently try to outsmart the other in terms of producing the desired effects. While the comic script of this film is horrifying for most part, the horror element does the opposite." He concluded the review which mostly criticised the script and direction saying, "An ineffective narrative that is uncertain about mixing horror and humour ruins ''Manthrikan''."<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/movie-review/16720628.cms "Manthrikan Movie Review"]</ref> Veeyen of Nowrunning.com rated the film {{rating|1|5}} and said, "For the first time in my life, I fervently wished I had learned some magic. Magic, that could swiftly ship me away from the torturous times that this film was putting me through, late in the night as half the world lay peacefully asleep in their beds."<ref>[http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/10225/malayalam/manthrikan/3929/review.htm "Manthrikan Review"]</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of Malayalam horror films]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130326144034/http://www.sify.com/movies/manthrikan-review-malayalam-15009499.html Review]: [[Sify.com]]<br />
* [http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/10225/malayalam/manthrikan/3929/review.htm Review]: Nowrunning.com<br />
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[[Category:2012 films]]<br />
[[Category:2012 Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian ghost films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian comedy horror films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian haunted house films]]<br />
[[Category:2012 horror films]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot at Varikkasseri Mana]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Ottapalam]]<br />
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