Reji Nair

• Name — Pattalam • Director — Lal Jose • Producer — Maha Subair Sudhish • Writer — Reji Nair • Starring — Mammootty Biju Menon • Music — Vidyasagar • Cinematography — S. Kumar • Editing — Ranjan Abraham • Distributor — Kalasangham Films • Country — India • Language — Malayalam • Budget — 3 crore

An Army unit comes to a local village in Kerala because of a terror threat. The unit is led by Major Pattabhiraman and his subordinate, Captain Benny. The Major sees a widow named Vimala singing. Vimala is living in her husband's home after his death. A village girl Satyabhama, and Benny fall in love and elope. Pattabhiraman discovers that a terrorist has planned to pour cyanide into a water tank. He finds the terrorist and destroys the water tank by blasting a bomb terrorist had with him. Benny reveals to Vimala that Pattabhiraman killed her husband Nandu in the war. The Major admits the fact, but claims he did it as a mercy killing because Nandu was so badly injured. Vimala forgives him, and the couple happily unites.

• Mammootty as Major Pattabhiraman • Biju Menon as Captain Benny • Jyothirmayi as Bhama • Tessa Joseph as Vimala • Kalabhavan Mani as Moidu Pilakkandi, Panchayat Member • Salim Kumar as S.I. Gabbar Kesavan • Innocent as Sivasankaran Nair (Father of Bhama) • Jagathy Sreekumar as Kumaran • Indrajith Sukumaran as Captain Nandakumar • Tini Tom as Krishnanutty, soldier • Mala Aravindan as Ex-military Gopalan • Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Narayanan • Mamukkoya as Hamsa, Tea shop owner • Joju George as Sajan, soldier • Sai Kumar as Vishwanathan • Sudheesh as Suku • Sukumari as Pattabhiraman's Mother • Zeenath as Kumaran's wife • Ambika Mohan as Bhama's mother • Bindu Panicker as Panchayat President Sulochana • James as Prabhakaran, Sulochana's husband • Indrans as Govindan • Manikandan Pattambi as Sakhavu • Major Ravi as Captain Peter • Captain Raju as Colonel Kannappan • Dinesh Prabhakar as Barber • Idavela Babu as Panickar • Sudheer Sukumaran as Terrorist

Lyrics: Gireesh Puthenchery, Music: Vidyasagar. Bits of the song "Aaroral" were used by Vidyasagar himself in the song "Konjam Neram" from Chandramukhi (2005). • Song title — Singers • "Aaroral" — K. J. Yesudas, Sujatha Mohan • "Aalilekkavile" — P. Jayachandran, Sujatha Mohan • "Aaroral" — Sujatha Mohan • "Dingiripattalam" — Alen Sunny Stephen, Kalyani • "Pamba Ganapathi" — M. G. Sreekumar • "Vennakallin" — Biju Narayanan, Radhika Thilak, Vidhu Prathap • "Anthimanam" — Biju Narayanan, Preetha • "Theme Music" — Instrumental