Directing
Ajayan
Born April 8, 1950 · Vallikunnam, Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Died December 13, 2018 · aged 68
Ajayan, also known as Thoppil Ajayan, was a Malayalam film director who is of note for his only feature film Perumthachan.
Known For
Kariyilakkattu Pole · 1986Kariyilakkattu Pole
★ 6.41986
MovieThriller
An investigating officer, Inspector Achuthankutty, suspects the involvement of three women while trying to find the culprit behind the murder of a popular director and writer.
Ente Upasana · 1984Ente Upasana
★ 8.01984
MovieDrama
Lathika is happily engaged to her cousin who works abroad. While she waits for him to come back, Lathika gets raped by her brother's friend. She becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son.
Perumthachan · 1991Perumthachan
★ 7.11991
MovieDramaRomance
It is based on Perumthachan of the Parayi Petta Panthirukulam, a legend in the Kerala folklore. The problems caused by the generation gap are explored through the relationship between a skilled carpenter and his tradition-breaking son.
Panchavadi Palam · 1984Panchavadi Palam
★ 8.51984
MovieComedyDrama
A henpecked politician wants his name attached to a new bridge, even if that means destroying another, perfectly serviceable bridge.
Mutham · 2002Mutham
2002
MovieThrillerHorror
Joseph (Ajayan) and Sudha (Anjali) get married against their parents' wishes and they elope with their friends' help. Sudha's father (Vincent Roy), a politician, wants to kill Sudha and her friends. They arrive at a beach resort where they meet an old man (Thalaivasal Vijay) who warns them about the dangers at the resort. He tells them that the place is haunted and murders can take place. The friends arrange for the couple's honeymoon, ignoring his pleadings to vacate the place. However, in the forest, all the friends get murdered one by one, it turns out that the old man was the one who committed these killings as he explains his flashback of his granddaughter getting killed in the name of sacrifice by unscrupulous businessmen for the sake of buying the forest where the resort has been built as for that he kills each and every person who visits this resort. In the end, the old man gets stabbed and Arun and his lover escape from the place being worried about the situation.
And There Was a Village... · 1987And There Was a Village...
★ 8.01987
MovieDrama
In the 1950s a village in Kerala is preparing itself to be included in the nation's electric grid. Things are looking up for villagers and everyone is optimistic about the progress that electrification will bring. However soon some trouble brews starting with petty quarrels on trees being felled for the power lines. A series of unfortunate events follow the electrification as the village comes into terms with rapid modernization.
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