Popular
South
Indian
actor
Jayaram's
latest
Tamil
venture
Panchamirtham
(also
spelt
Panchamritam),
the
maiden
effort
of
director
Raju
Iswaran
and
producers
Abhirami
Ramanathan
and
Nallammmai
Ramanathan,
is
a
socio-mythological
fantasy
which
has
already
earned
a
very
good
response
from
audiences
in
Tamil
Nadu.
Released
on
December
25,
2008,
the
film
has
now
been
dubbed
into
Malayalam
and
released
in
Kerala
by
Central
Pictures.
Panchamirtham's
script
is
based
on
the
popular
television
serial
'Mayavi
Mareechan',
telecast
on
Sun
TV.
The
storyline
is
taken
from
the
Ramayana.
It
revolves
around
Hindu
mythological
rivals
Mareecha
and
Idumban
who
both
love
Mandakini.
But
Mandakini
loves
Mareecha.
In
this
film,
Mareecha
and
Idumban
come
alive
and
take
sides
in
the
battle
between
love
and
greed!
Prakashraj
plays
Ravana
and
Jayaram,
Mareecha.
Director
Raju
Iswaran
dons
the
role
of
Idumban,
a
demon
who
gets
punished
by
Mareecha.
Samiksha
is
the
heroine.
Also
in
the
cast
are
Aravind
Akash,
Saranya
Mohan,
Tamil
comedians
Karnas,
Ganjakaruppu,
M.S.
Bhaskar
and
others.
Panchamirtham
is
produced
under
the
Abhirami
Mega
Mall
banner.
Music
is
by
Sundar
C.
Babu.
Debutante
Pramod
Verma
is
the
cameraman.