Artham

Artham

Drama, Crime | July 28, 1989

The movie starts with a loner named Ben Narendran writing a suicide note. He mentions that he is committing suicide as he has nothing to do with his life. He ends up saving another young man who has the same intention. Janardanan has committed a murder out of desperation and is scared of revenge. Narendran consoles him and offers him to take the blame of the murder so that Janardanan can live freely. Narendran gets sentenced to lifetime imprisonment. While in jail, he writes a book under the pen name "Ben" which becomes immensely popular. Once out of jail, Narendran gets word that Janardanan has died mysteriously. He sets out on a mission to find the culprits and destroy those who caused his death.

Artham

Drama, Crime | July 28, 1989

Artham
The movie starts with a loner named Ben Narendran writing a suicide note. He mentions that he is committing suicide as he has nothing to do with his life. He ends up saving another young man who has the same intention. Janardanan has committed a murder out of desperation and is scared of revenge. Narendran consoles him and offers him to take the blame of the murder so that Janardanan can live freely. Narendran gets sentenced to lifetime imprisonment. While in jail, he writes a book under the pen name "Ben" which becomes immensely popular. Once out of jail, Narendran gets word that Janardanan has died mysteriously. He sets out on a mission to find the culprits and destroy those who caused his death.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Mudra Arts
Original title അർത്ഥം
Directors Sathyan Anthikad
Writers Venu Nagavalli

Cast

Mammootty

as Ben Narendran

Sreenivasan

as Adv. P. S. Nenmara

Saranya Ponvannan

as Manasa

Murali

as R. K. Nambyar

Jayaram

as Janardanan

Kollam Thulasi

as Jaleel

Mamukkoya

as Kunjikannan

Philomina

as house owner

Sukumari

as Janardanan's mother

Oduvil Unnikrishnan

as Ananthan

Karamana Janardanan Nair

as John Zachariah

Parvathy

as Geetha