Thandavam

<p>The story centers on Kasinathan, a pragmatic but playful businessman keen on the general welfare of his men. He also runs a resort and massage parlour as a side business. Kasinathan is the younger brother of Swaminathan, the heir to Valiyamangalam Malika and the head of erstwhile feudal Midhilapuri. Midhilapuri is an idyllic village that prospered through the judicious use of agriculture as the path to good life. Kasinathan is powerful in his own right and is tipped to succeed influential politician Menon in politics. He has a secret admirer in the form of a mysterious girl who drops messages and love hints every day. But Kasinathan has better issues to worry about! The burning concern of providing drinking water supply to the Udayankara colony is time and again sabotaged by Cherpunkal Shankar Das, a wily and unscrupulous politician of crassest morals who is intent on teaching a lesson to the alleged loyalty of the people who continue to support righteous politicians. The reciprocal justice is carried out by Kasinathan who in a strategic move corners Shankar Das in a compromising position with a actress and blackmails him to release permission for water supply in the village. Shankar Das is forced to resign from the cabinet. Ensuing celebration is amply enjoyed in a rain dance song by Kasinathan with all and sundry of his devoted satellites, including characters Murugan, Vellapulli Mathachan, Tomi, Basheer, Pushpakumaran, etc. Kasinathan’s secret lover turns out to be Meenakshi, the only sister of his good friend Rajeevan. The upcoming businessman Dasappan Gounder and his henchmen smell an opportunity to market drinks in Midhilapuri and approach Swaminathan to start a mutually profitable business deal. Swaminathan in his idealist moral sense is staunchly against the endeavour. Disappointed Gounder joins forces with Shankar Das and craftily plots the death of Swaminathan in a planned operation. The disappearance of Swaminathan moderates Kasinathan to an extent. He decides to don the garb of Midhilapauri’s saviour and returns to his Valiyamangalam Malika. In a chance encounter, Kasinathan learns of his elder brother’s death as a planned murder by Gounder, , and Shankar Das. This unleashes the beast within him and true to his name, Kasinathan trounces the hapless Gounder and Shankar Das to a vegetative life-death end. Dasappan Gounder is lured to a barn and is thrashed to senselessness by Kasinathan. Meanwhile, Shankar Das is on a self-imposed pilgrimage to gather strength for a showdown with Kasinathan. He is eventually caught in the middle of the treatment at an and goes mad in the end, just retribution for a life full of sins and debauched deeds. After sorting out the evil issues, Kasinathan is still troubled by the “gap” and decides to solve this issue once and for all by marrying his sweetheart. The film has five songs composed by and one by (“Himagiri Nirakal”), with lyrics by . The soundtrack album was released by J. S. Audio. The was composed by C. Rajamani. Released in 86 centers, had the highest opening-day collection at the box office in the history of Malayalam cinema, although it failed to maintain it further and ended up as a box office disaster as reviews were negative due to supernatural power.Audience expected a film like narasimham series,but overhype lead to disaster</p>