Summary
Inspired by 'The Count of Monte Cristo', Padayottam was the first Indian movie to be shot in 70mm format. Prince Udayan (Nazir) is the successor to the Kolathiri kingdom. He is betrayed by his cousin Devan (Madhu) which forces him to go into exile. Years later Udayan returns to Kolathiri to take his revenge.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 74GoodWatch 72
IMDb7.4
Running time
2 h 58 min
Longer than 9 in 10 action movies, +70 min on the typical 108
typical 108178Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 120 countries
+110Released
1982
August 6, 1982
44 years ago
Genres
ActionDramaLanguage
Malayalam
Original language
Made in
India
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are violence, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
14 of 14
Prem NazirUdayan
MadhuDevan
LakshmiParvathi
ShankarChandru
MammoottyKammaran
MohanlalKannan
Poornima BhagyarajLaila
Thikkurissy Sukumaran NairKolathiri Rajavu
Kuthiravattam PappuPokkan
SukumariChiruthevi Thampuratti
Dominic AlummoodanUdayan's Assistant
Ceylon ManoharKompan- NGN GovindankuttyPerumana Kurup
Nellikode BhaskaranKunjali
Directing · 2
- Jijo Punnoose Director
- Sibi Malayil Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- N Govindankutty Writer
- Alexandre Dumas Original Story
Production · 1
- Navodaya Appachan Producer
Camera · 1
- K. Ramachandra Babu Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- T. R. Sekhar Editor
Sound · 1
- Guna Singh Music
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