PathimoonamNumber Veedu (transl. House number 13) is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language horror film directed by Baby. The film stars Nizhalgal Ravi, Sadhana and Lalitha Kumari. It was released on 15 June 1990 and became a success. The film was remade in Hindi as House No. 13 (1991) again directed by Baby.[1][2]
Selvam (Nizhalgal Ravi), an estate manager, and his family move into a new house based in a remote village. There, Selvam falls in love with Annam (Sadhana), a jolly village girl. Disturbed by a ghost (Lalitha Kumari), Selvam's grandfather dies from a heart attack. One day, Murali (Jaishankar), Selvam's brother, goes to an isolated home and treats an old lady. The next day, he realizes that the old lady was a ghost and he also dies from a heart attack. The family, in mourning, decides to arrange Selvam's wedding with Annam to forget this tragedy. Thereafter, Annam becomes pregnant but even after 10 months, she doesn't deliver. A Gurukkal (Ra. Sankaran) comes to the aid of the family and he feels that something has stopped her delivery. He prepares a ritual and the ghost finally appears and tells him about her past.
The ghost was the young woman named Rekha. She lived happily with her husband (Ravikanth) but her husband had a lot of bad habits and also had a lot of debts. Under pressures, he forced his wife Rekha to have a sexual relationship with the house owner. She refused and killed the house owner. Afterwards, her angry husband killed her in turn. She then became a ghost and killed her husband. Since that day, she killed every male who stayed in the house.
If you haven't already guessed, 8am number Veedu is staged at a place called 8am number Veedu. A middle-aged man has just witnessed the murder of his family by a particularly noticeable 'ghost.' He tries to escape but the ghost hunts him down. Just as I began to realize that the make-up on the ghost was done with such detail, he wakes up from his dream. Since when were dreams vivid?
New characters appear - a squint eyed man with a boner in his eye-lids, an albino version of Arya in Naan Kadavul and a stocky housemaid with a glow-in-the-dark face. And they reappear. Each time that happens, you hear a gong and you want to punch them in the face hoping to leave a dent. Or two, for the filmmakers. Your intelligence doesn't exist to anyone in this world. Story, plot, characters, atmosphere- none of this is of any importance to them. They rely on the ability of these faces to haunt your dreams. What kind of a crowd are they targeting? A-rated movies restrict children from attending screenings. But, why not vice-versa? Chennai is a scorching, humid place populated by resentful employees. Do we really need something else to tick them off? Considering that the theatre was bursting with energy, it seems to me that people here are willing to pay to watch nonsense of the kind as long as they can steal its 'light' by making even sillier comments aloud as attempts to criticize the movie. They're okay with watching such a movie for 'time-pass'. Then again, not everyone comes to the theatre to attract attention.
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w dimension is added with the inclusion of a psychological disorder. It sticks out like a large zit on a leper. The ghost is the restless soul of a nymphomaniac who committed suicide after being rejected by a man she wanted to sleep with ("Foolish madhiri pesadhe"). The ghost (resembling the one in The Exorcist) then enters the body of his dying wife, who recovers and seduces him. A back-story is told simply to provide answers regarding the story but the questions that linger in our mind pertain to the film's quality. Please. Sell it to the Sun TV dependant housewives.
The technical department does its share of annoying the heck out of you with sound effects that bleed your ears and visual effects that scratch out your pupils. This isn't the worst movie I've seen this year but it is hands down, the silliest. This is an absolute mockery of the audience. There's no way Chinna and Co. made this movie with a straight face.
And, for the past 15 years, Kochi is the hub of Malayalam cinema, the capital of Mollywood. At present, an average of four to five Malayalam movies are shot in Kochi everyday and the number is on the rise.
Industry experts feel Kochi owes its popularity as a base of Malayalam cinema to its unique specialities; availability of all type of locations, facilities for post production and necessary infrastructure facilities.The property owned by FACT at Ambalamughal and Eloor are two key locations that film makers prefer. Both are available for a per day rent of Rs 20,000.
The majority of actors and technicians, including superstars like Mohanlal, Mammootty and Dileep, have a home here. If the shoot is in Kochi, the actors and lead technicians prefer to stay at their homes which helps the producer cut cost. Kochi also offers a variety of hotels, from the Taj to the normal rooms provided by local inns like Shamsu Tourist Home. This is a great advanatage for producers when it comes to accomodation for the film crew.
Most of the prefered locations are in and around Kochi which is well connected with road network. The Airport, too, is not far away making it easy to bring artistes from other states, thereby making a considerable cut in travel expense. The availability of dubbing studios and DTS mixing facilities also is another advantage .
Kochi also has a variety of locations that a director would want. For instance, if the shot is set in a village terrain, Poochakal area is not far away. The Jew Street and Fort Kochi area with a colonial style can satisfy the need of a posh setting.
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