Oppam

Movie Details:

Cast & Characters:

• Mohanlal as Jayaraman, blind caretaker and lift operator in an apartment building
• Samuthirakani as Vasudevan, the serial killer (voiceover by Vijay Menon)
• Nedumudi Venu as Krishnamoorthy, former Supreme Court Justice
• Meenakshi as Nandini, Vasudevan’s daughter and Jayaraman’s foster daughter
• Anusree as ACP Ganga IPS
• Vimala Raman as Devayani, apartment maid
• Mamukkoya as Kunju “Kunjikka” Mohammad, security guard
• Renji Panicker as City Police Commissioner P. Padmakumar IPS
• Chemban Vinod Jose as CI Anayadi Anandan
• Innocent as Madhavan, Jayaraman’s uncle
• Hareesh Kanaran as Veeran, security guard
• Kalabhavan Shajohn as Police constable Madhu, Devayani’s ex-husband
• Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Jayaraman’s aunt
• Kunchan as Narendran, Ganga’s grand father
• Idavela Babu as Swaminathan, apartment resident and Krishnamoorthy’s nephew
• Aju Varghese as “Maala” Babu, auto-driver
• Krishna Prasad as Raghavan, apartment resident
• Manikuttan as Devayani’s brother
• Arjun Nandhakumar as Ravi, apartment resident
• Kalasala Babu as R. K. Menon, apartment resident
• Devshi Khanduri as Sardarji’s daughter and Ravi’s Fiancée
• Sona Heiden as Sardarji’s wife
• Kozhikode Narayanan Nair as Pillai, shopkeeper
• Sreelatha Namboothiri as Krishnamoorthy’s sister
• Balaji Sharma as SI Bhadran
• Chethan Jayalal as the janitor boy
• Anjali Nair as Lakshmi, Jayaraman’s sister
• Bineesh Kodiyeri as Kannan, Jayaraman’s brother
• Pradeep Chandran as ACP George IPS
• Sasi Kalinga as Varghese Mappila, money loaner
• Suchitra Pillai as Alphonsa, school principal
• Siddique as Bappootty, Jayaraman’s friend (cameo appearance)
• Antony Perumbavoor as Boat passenger (cameo appearance)

Storyline:

The story revolves around a blind man named Jayaraman (Mohanlal), who works as a lift operator in a high-rise building. He becomes embroiled in a murder case when he witnesses the murder of a retired judge. As the only witness, he must navigate the challenges posed by the real murderer, who is determined to eliminate anyone who could expose him. The film explores themes of justice, deception, and survival as Jayaraman uses his other senses to uncover the truth and protect himself and those he cares about.

About Movie:

Oppam is a Malayalam crime thriller film directed by Priyadarshan, based on a story by Govind Vijayan. The film stars Mohanlal and Samuthirakani, with music composed by the group 4 Musics and the score by Ron Ethan Yohann. The cinematography was handled by N. K. Ekambaram, and editing was done by M. S. Ayyappan Nair.

Oppam received generally positive reviews from critics, with particular praise for Mohanlal’s performance and the film’s engaging script. It performed exceptionally well at the box office, grossing over ₹52 crores worldwide, making it one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of all time.

The film was nominated for several awards at the Filmfare Awards South, including Best Film and Best Actor for Mohanlal. It won awards for Best Lyricist (Madhu Vasudevan) and Best Male Playback Singer (M. G. Sreekumar).

Oppam was dubbed and released in Telugu as Kanupapa on February 3, 2017, and in Hindi as Prime Witness. Additionally, it was remade in Kannada as Kavacha in 2019.