Mizhikal Sakshi (transl. Eyes as witness) is a 2008 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Asok R. Nath and written by Anil Mukhathala. The film stars Mohanlal and Sukumari. The plot follows Kooniyamma, a mute and bereaved old woman who has fond memories of her dead son, wandering around in destitute.

Mizhikal Sakshi
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Directed byAsok R. Nath
Written byAnil Mukhathala
Produced byV. R. Das
StarringMohanlal
Sukumari
CinematographyRamachandra Babu
Edited byVipin Manoor
Music byV. Dakshinamoorthy
Kaithapram Vishwanathan Nambudiri
Production
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Cyber Vision
Distributed byJofrey Release
Release date
  • 20 June 2008 (2008-06-20)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Plot

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A mother goes into a state of shock upon learning that her son was falsely accused as a terrorist and was sentenced to death by hanging. Eventually, she looses her mental balance.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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The soundtrack was composed by V. Dakshinamoorthy and Kaithapram Viswanathan Namboothiri. The lyrics were written by O. N. V Kurup.

Track # Song Artist(s) Raga
1 "Amme Neeyoru" K. J. Yesudas
2 "Chethiyum Chemparathi" K. S. Chithra
3 "Manjutharasree" Aparna Rajeev Ananda Bhairavi
4 "Thazhampoo Thottilil" S. Janaki

Release

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Mizhikal Sakshi was released on 20 June 2008.[1][2] G. Jayakumar of The Hindu described the film as "a poignant tale" which is "worth watching" and praised the performance of Sukumari, stating that "Sukumari's performance tugs at the heartstrings of the viewer [...] so long as this character appears on screen, the film keeps tugging at the heartstrings".[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Mizhikal Sakshi releasing today". oneindia.in. 20 June 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
  2. ^ "Mizhikal Sakshi is melodramatic". Rediff. 23 June 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
  3. ^ "A poignant tale Film Review : Sukumari's performance tugs at the heartstrings of the viewer". The Hindu. 28 June 2008. Archived from the original on 13 July 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
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