Nirakkoottu

Nirakkoottu is a 1985 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film directed by Joshiy, written by Dennis Joseph, starring Mammootty, Sumalatha, Urvashi, Lizy, Babu Namboothiri and Jose Prakash. The music was composed by Shyam. The story follows journalist Sasikala Varghese's (Urvashi) investigation of millionaire Ravi Varma (Mammootty), who is sentenced to death for the murder of his wife Mercy (Sumalatha). The film was remade in Tamil as Manithanin Marupakkam, in Kannada as Sathya Jyothi and in Hindi as Kanoon Ki Zanjeer.