Adikkurippu

Adikkurippu is a 1989 Malayalam-language legal thriller film, written by S. N. Swamy and directed by K. Madhu. It stars Mammootty in the lead role, who plays the role of an advocate. The movie was praised for introducing a new theme in Malayalam by depicting the life of a castaway portrayed by Jagathy, who lands in legal problems that were rare in Malayalam movies during that time. The film is loosely based on the missing ship owned by Kerala Shipping Corporation, MV Kairali. S. N. Swamy has recognized the film as his favorite.

Cast

 * Mammootty as Adv. Bhaskara Pillai
 * Jagathy Sreekumar as Basheer
 * Urvashi as Adv. Geetha
 * Sukumaran as Chief Minister Sadanandan / Mr.X
 * Lalu Alex as Captain James Samuel
 * Sreenath as S. I. Raju
 * Janardhanan as Williams
 * Vijayaraghavan as Mohammed Ali
 * Jose Prakash as Menon
 * Lizy as Veena, Bhaskara Pillai's Sister
 * K. P. A. C. Sunny as Karthikeyan
 * Meena as Veda, Bhaskara Pillai's Mother
 * Babu Namboothiri as Chandradas, Public Prosecutor
 * Jagadish as Bappootty (Cameo)
 * Prathapachandran as Venkata Swamy
 * K. P. A. C. Azeez as Justice Venugopal
 * Kollam Thulasi as Ashokan, District Collector
 * Kothuku Nanappan as Aasan
 * Sankaradi as Advocate Krishnakurup
 * Paravoor Bharathan as Pillai
 * Santhakumari as Basheer's Mother
 * Vijayan as Home Minister Keshavan
 * Nandhu as Subhash, Dentist's Assistant
 * M. S. Thripunithura as Ajayan, Customs Officer
 * Murali Mohan as Doctor
 * Nassar Latheef as Sunny
 * Suma Jayaram as Basheer's Sister
 * Vijayan Peringode as Ship Worker

Plot
The story revolves around the castaway Basheer (Jagathy Sreekumar), who partially lost his memory. The captain of the ship (Lalu Alex), who found him would like to hand Basheer over to the relatives post anchoring in Kochi. However, Basheer does not possess any documents proving his identity and citizenship, and so there were challenges involved in getting him deported. Advocate Bhaskara Pillai (Mammootty) tries a few plans. Things get thrilling as there were murder attempts on Basheer. Adv. Bhaskara Pillai comes to his rescue and succeeds in tracing the identity of Basheer and finally finds the people behind the play.