1921
Only
a
master
film-maker
like
IV
Sasi
could
have
conceptualised
a
period
movie
like
1921
with
a
huge
list
of
actors
on
board.
1921
had
moplah
riots
of
1921
as
its
core
theme.
The
film
came
in
at
a
time
when
big
budget
movies
weren't
that
common
in
Mollywood.
IV
Sasi,
with
his
brilliance
did
a
grand
job
with
1921
giving
the
industry
one
of
the
best
ever
period
movies.
Athirathram
(1984)
How
can
we
forget
the
movie
Athirathram,
which
gave
the
perfect
platform
for
Mammootty
to
gain
stardom?
The
film,
also
featured
Mohanlal
in
an
equally
important
role
and
the
cat
and
mouse
game
was
well
etched
on
screen
by
IV
Sasi.
Apart
from
them,
Athirathram
also
featured
actors
like
Shankar,
Seema,
Lalu
Alex,
Captain
Raju,
KP
Ummer
in
prominent
roles.
John
Jaffer
Janardhanan
(1982)
John
Jaffer
Janardhanan
was
the
remake
of
the
Bollywood
superhit
movie
Amar
Akbar
Anthony.
The
multi-starrer
film
required
someone
like
IV
Sasi
at
the
helm
and
in
this
Malayalam
version,
the
film-maker
casted
Ratheesh,
Ravindran
and
Mammootty
in
the
lead
roles.
Naanayam
(1983)
Naanayam,
featured
Mammootty
and
Mohanlal
in
the
lead
roles,
who
was
then
the
upcoming
stars
of
Mollywood.
IV
Sasi
brought
them
together
in
this
film
and
the
movie
also
featured
veteran
actor
Madhu
in
an
important
role.
Seema
and
Poornima
Jayaram
played
the
role
of
the
leading
ladies
in
this
family
drama.
Karimbinpoovinakkare
(1985)
Karimbinpoovinakkare
is
definitely
one
of
the
finest
films
that
came
from
IV
Sasi
-
Padmarajan
team.
IV
Sasi
brought
to
screen
a
perfect
tale
of
revenge
set
in
a
different
premise.
The
film
had
a
long
list
of
actors
including
Mammootty,
Mohanlal
and
Bharath
Gopy
in
the
lead
roles.
Adimakal
udamakal
(1987)
Adimakal
Udamakal,
directed
by
IV
Sasi
is
one
of
the
best
political
films
in
Malayalam
that
dealt
with
trade
unions
in
factories.
Mammootty
played
the
role
of
a
leader
named
Mohan
whereas
Mohanlal
played
the
role
of
a
manager
named
raghavan.
The
film
also
featured
actors
like
Seema,
Urvashi,
Mukesh,
Ratheesh
etc.,
in
prominent
roles.
Alavuddinum
Albhutha
Vilikkum
(1979)
IV
Sasi
brought
together
Kamal
Haasan
and
Rajinikanth
in
this
film,
which
was
based
on
the
Arabian
tale.
Importantly,
this
bilingual
movie
also
featured
Gemini
Ganesan
in
an
important
role.
Vartha
(1986)
Vartha,
is
yet
another
multi-starrer
movie
from
IV
Sasi.
The
film
featured
Mammootty,
Mohanlal
and
Venu
Nagavlli
in
the
lead
roles
and
the
movie
narrates
the
tale
of
three
people,
from
three
sections,
who
join
hands
to
fight
certain
evils
in
the
society