Vismayathumbathu

Vismayathumbathu.
Vismayathumbathu.
	Promotional poster
Directed by	Fazil
Written by	Fazil
Produced by	Fazil
Starring	Mohanlal; Mukesh; Nayanthara
Cinematography	Anandakuttan
Edited by	K. R. Gaurishankar; T. R. Shekhar
Music by	Ouseppachan
Production; company	Ammu International
Distributed by	Century Release
Release date	9 April 2004;
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Vismayathumbathu (transl. In the tip of wonder) is a 2004 Indian Malayalam-language psychological thriller film written, directed and produced by Fazil. It stars Mohanlal, Mukesh, and Nayanthara. Mohanlal plays Sreekumar, who possess sixth sense, while Nayanthara does the role of a wandering spirit who get associated with Sreekumar. The film is based on the novel If Only It Were True (Et si c'était vrai...) by Marc Levy which was also adapted into 2005 American film Just Like Heaven.

Plot

Drawn by an invisible force, Sreekumar meets his school-time friend, Govindan Kutty. That's where he meets with a girl, Rita Mathews, whom he initially mistakes to be a prostitute. Later he discovers that she is the spirit of a Medical College student who had disappeared a while ago. Sreekumar is the only one who is able to see her. Initially, his friends are apprehensive about him, but slowly begin to believe him. Finally, Sreekumar, the spirit and his friends collaborate to unravel the mystery behind the disappeared girl.

Cast

Mohanlal as Sreekumar
Mukesh as Govindan Kutty
Nayanthara as Reetha Mathews
Harisree Ashokan as Gopan
Salim Kumar as Kanaran
Nedumudi Venu as Dr. Sibi Joseph
Cochin Haneefa as C.I. Nandakumar
K. B. Ganesh Kumar as Dr. Simon Mathew, Reetha's professor
Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Sreekumar's mother
Sukumari as Hostel Warden
Rizabawa as V. B. Prathapan
Kalpana as Maya
Lakshmi Krishnamoorthy as Sreekumar's grandmother
T. P. Madhavan as Sivamohan
Mithra Kurian as Sarala Menon, Reetha's friend
Abu Salim as Inspector Ravi
Jijoy Rajagopal as Zachariah Jacob

Reception

Sify wrote: "Stunning! is the word for Fazil's new psychological thriller Vismayathumbathu [...] The film has a solid story, great acting and a surprise climax that not even a jaded critic like yours truly saw coming. Fazil has made it believable; despite the heights you have to take your mind to believe the story premise". Also, "Fazil's control over the medium is outstanding. The meticulous and carefully written screenplay accelerates towards the climax which is absorbing and spell-binding. Only after the film's chilling conclusion will you be able to fit the pieces of this ingenious super natural puzzle together". They conclude by writing: "Vismayathumbathu is an audacious mind game that is simply unmissable."^[1] The film despite receiving mixed to positive reviews was a flop at the box office.^[2]