Chithram
| Chithram | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Priyadarshan |
| Written by | Priyadarshan |
| Produced by | P. K. R. Pillai |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | S. Kumar |
| Edited by | N. Gopalakrishnan |
| Music by | Songs: Kannur Rajan Background Score: Johnson |
Production company | Shirdi Sai Creations |
| Distributed by | Shirdi Sai Release |
Release date |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹44 Lakhs |
| Box office | ₹3.5–4 crore |
Chithram (transl. Picture) is a 1988 Indian Malayalam-language screwball comedy film written and directed by Priyadarshan. The film was produced by P. K. R. Pillai under his production house Shirdi Sai Creations, and stars Mohanlal, Ranjini, Nedumudi Venu, Lizy, Poornam Viswanathan, Sreenivasan, M. G. Soman, Sukumari, Maniyanpilla Raju, and Shanavas, while Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair makes a cameo appearance. The songs were composed by Kannur Rajan and film score by Johnson. Mohanlal won the Kerala State Film Award - Special Jury Award for his performance in this film as Vishnu.
Chithram was released during the Christmas weekend on 23 December 1988. Made on a budget of ₹4.4 million, the film grossed around ₹40 million at the box office, becoming the highest-grossing Malayalam film at the time.