Witness (1988 film)


Witness is a 1988 Malayalam investigative thriller made in India, directed by Viji Thampi and co-written by Jagathy Sreekumar, starring Jayaram, Suresh Gopi, Jagathy Sreekumar, Parvathy, Madhu and Sukumaran.

Plot

Balagopalan arrives in Thiruvananthapuram with Rupees 12500 stolen from his father. He finds his friend Jayakumar who is working as a junior artist in films. After losing the money, they start an evening food stall. Rivalry with the other food stall, lead them to Police station where they aquitaines advocate Madhavan Thampi.
Under the guidance of Madhavan Thampi, the friends start a call service called "We Help" to help people. Balu gets a call from Indu R. Nair, who is the daughter of a businessman. Later, Indu asks Balagoapan to be her bodyguard. But when Jayakumar and Balagopalan visit her home, they discover that Indu has been murdered. Officer Thomas Mathew takes charge of the case. Madhavan tries to find her killer to save Balagopalan and Jayakumar, before it is too late.

Cast

The music was composed by Ouseppachan and the lyrics were written by Bichu Thirumala.

Box office

The film was a commercial success.

Remake

The film was remade in Telugu as Sakshi with Rajendra Prasad.