| Raktham | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | Joshiy |
| Written by | Kaloor Dennis |
| Screenplay by | Kaloor Dennis |
| Produced by | Jagan Appachan |
| Starring | Madhu Prem Nazir Srividya MG Soman |
| Cinematography | N. A. Thara |
| Edited by | K. Sankunni |
| Music by | Johnson |
Production company | Jagan Pictures |
| Distributed by | Jagan Pictures |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Raktham (transl. Blood) is a 1981 Indian Malayalam film, written by Kaloor Dennis, directed by Joshiy and produced by Jagan Appachan under Jagan Pictures. The film stars Prem Nazir, Madhu, Srividya and MG Soman in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Johnson and cinematography was handled by N. A. Thara. The film revolves around CI Haridas and his family, consisting of his wife Malathy and daughter and Viswanathan, a military man and his revenge against the people who killed his wife and threatened his family.[1] The film marked the debut of Captain Raju as an actor.[2][3]
Raktham premiered at the Mymoon theatre, Ernakulam on September 4, 1981 as its inaugural film. It ran for more than 100 days and was declared a hit. It was remade in Tamil as Saatchi, in Telugu as Balidaanam and in Hindi as Balidaan.[4][5]
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- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Anveshana team finds actor Captain Raju in Kerala! - TV9". YouTube. 26 June 2018.
- ^ "S.A.Chandrasekar [Director-Actor-Producer]". 7 November 2016.