Purushartham
1987, Malayalam. Directed by K. R. Mohanan.
It tells of an upper-class widow, Bhadra Vasudev (Mehta), who, with her son (George), returns to her dead husband’s village to perform the ritual that will free her from the turbulent corpse that seems to persecute her and whose death she may have caused
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Malayalam
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- 1 January 1987
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Purushartham runs 111 minutes (1h 51m).
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Purushartham isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1987. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Purushartham?
Purushartham (1987) was directed by K. R. Mohanan and stars Adoor Bhasi, Sujata Mehta, Jecin George.