Aparichithan

Aparichithan is a 2004 suspense thriller Malayalam film directed by Sanjeev Sivan. Mammootty plays the lead role Raghuram. The theme of the film is Ouija board and spiritualism. Music is composed by Suresh Peters, while Peter Hein choreographed the action sequences. It was the directorial debut of Sanjeev Sivan, the youngest of a family of filmmakers that includes his father Sivan and elder brothers Sangeeth Sivan and Santosh Sivan. Made on a budget of less than 1.10 crores, the film was a box office hit and is said to have changed the face of the Kerala film industry with its never-seen-before technique and craft. Within 10 minutes of hearing the story of the film, Mammootty agreed to take up the role of Raghuram.