Pathram
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| Directed by | Joshy |
| Screenplay by | Renji Panicker |
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| Cinematography | Sanjeev Shankar |
| Edited by | K. Sankunni |
| Music by | S. P. Venkatesh Gireesh Puthenchery (Poem) |
Production company | Seven Arts Films |
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Running time | 178 minutes(2hour 58minutes) |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Pathram (transl. Newspaper) is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language neo-noir political thriller film written by Renji Panicker and directed by Joshi. The movie stars Suresh Gopi in the lead role as an associate editor of a popular newspaper.
The film collected over ₹5.15 crore in 25 days at the box office. It became a blockbuster and was the second highest-grossing Malayalam film of 1999 behind Friends. The film ran for over 250 days in theatres. The film was known for the controversies surrounding it when leading Malayalam dailies Malayala Manorama and Mathrubhumi boycotted the film for portraying them in a bad light. The film's music and lyrics were by S. P. Venkatesh and Gireesh Puthenchery, art direction By Sabu Pravadas, and publicity designing by Gayathri Ashokan. The film's location was Ernakulam and surrounding places.