Saandram

{{short description|1990 film directed by Thaha}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Saandram | image =Saandram.png | caption = | director = [[Thaha]] [[Ashokan (film director)|Ashokan]] | producer = Thaha [[Ashokan (film director)|Ashokan]] | writer = Thaha [[Ashokan (film director)|Ashokan]] | screenplay = Thaha [[Ashokan (film director)|Ashokan]] | starring = [[Suresh Gopi]] [[Parvathy Jayaram|Parvathy]] [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] [[Captain Raju]] | music = [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]] | cinematography = [[Saloo George]] | editing = G. Venkittaraman | studio = Enjoy Films | distributor = Enjoy Films | released = {{Film date|1990|10|05|df=y}} | country = [[India]] | language = [[Malayalam Language|Malayalam]] }}

'''''Saandram''''' (സാന്ദ്രം, Lit. ''Dense'') is a 1990 [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] [[psychological thriller]] film, directed and produced by [[Thaha]] and [[Ashokan (film director)|Ashokan]]. It stars [[Suresh Gopi]], [[Parvathy Jayaram|Parvathy]], [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]], and [[Captain Raju]] in the lead roles. The film has a musical score by [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=2302|title=Saandram|accessdate=2014-10-14|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?1116|title=Saandram|accessdate=2014-10-14|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/saandhram-malayalam-movie/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040707/http://spicyonion.com/title/saandhram-malayalam-movie/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=4 March 2016|title=Saandhram|accessdate=2014-10-14|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref>

==Plot== The Poulose family which comes to Ooty on vacation, befriends a newly married couple, Sreeraman and Indulekha, staying next door on their honeymoon. The couple looks happy on the outside, but the wife has problems underneath the surface.

When the local Circle Inspector makes a visit, it is revealed that a psychopath Unni is after Indulekha's life. Unni was Indulekha's ex-lover who had been comatose for over a year and a half after a fatal accident with no hope of recovery. Her parents had forced her into a reluctant marriage with Sreeraman. However, Unni made a miraculous recovery but with a mental imbalance which leaves him with no sense of time. He is deluded into thinking that he was hospitalized only for a few days and Indu had married betraying him. He also believes that his accident was her doing, making him go for her life now.

In the end, after a huge fight with Sreeraman, Unni is shot dead by Poulose just before he almost stabs Indulekha.

==Cast== {{colbegin}} *[[Suresh Gopi]] as Sreeraman *[[Parvathy Jayaram|Parvathy]] as Indulekha Sreeraman *[[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as Poulose Anammottil *[[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]] as Anna Poulose *[[Kuthiravattam Pappu]] as Caesar *Master Badusha as Ukkru Poulose *Master Twinku as Kariya Poulose *[[:ml:പ്രസീത മേനോന്‍|Praseetha]] as Sofiya Poulose *[[N. L. Balakrishnan]] as Balakrishnan *[[Mamukkoya]] as Abdu/Abdulla *[[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]] as Unnikrishnan *[[Jagadish]] as Markosekutty *[[Captain Raju]] as Circle Inspector Hari *[[Ranjini (actress)|Ranjini]] – Cameo Appearance as the Circle Inspector's partner {{colend}}

==Soundtrack== The music was composed by [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]], and the lyrics were written by [[Kaithapram]].

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss) |- | 1 || "Kaithappoo Ponpodi Thooviya" || [[K. S. Chithra]] || [[Kaithapram]] || |- | 2 || "Kandallo" || [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] || Kaithapram || |- | 3 || "Ponnithaloram" || [[G. Venugopal]], Chorus || Kaithapram || |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb title|0279387|Saandhram}}

[[Category:1990 films]] [[Category:1990 Malayalam-language films]] [[Category:Indian psychological thriller films]] [[Category:Films shot in Ooty]] [[Category:Films scored by Johnson]]