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title: 'Kariyilakkattu Pole (1986)'
type: 'film'
director: 'P. Padmarajan'
released: '1986-01-01'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/kariyilakkattu-pole-1986'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0248934/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Kariyilakkattu Pole (1986)

1986 · India

Original title: കരിയിലക്കാറ്റുപോലെ

## Synopsis

Kariyilakkattu Pole is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language mystery thriller film written and directed by P. Padmarajan. It is based on the radio drama Sisirathil Oru Prabhatham by Sudhakar Mangalodayam, the plot follows DySP Achuthankutty who is investigating the murder of a film director, Harikrishnan. The film stars Mohanlal, Mammootty, Rahman, Sripriya, Karthika, Jalaja, and Unni Mary. The background score was composed by Johnson.
A Padmarajan classic, the film is widely considered one of the best investigative thrillers ever made in Malayalam.

## Credits

- **Director:** [P. Padmarajan](https://cinepixo.com/people/p-padmarajan)
- **Screenplay:** [P. Padmarajan](https://cinepixo.com/people/p-padmarajan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/johnson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Venu](https://cinepixo.com/people/venu)
- **Editor:** [B. Lenin](https://cinepixo.com/people/b-lenin)

## Cast

- [Mammootty](https://cinepixo.com/people/mammootty)
- [Karthika](https://cinepixo.com/people/karthika)
- [Jalaja](https://cinepixo.com/people/jalaja)
- [Rahman](https://cinepixo.com/people/rahman)
- [Mohanlal](https://cinepixo.com/people/mohanlal)
- [Sripriya](https://cinepixo.com/people/sripriya)

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