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Chacko Master(Thilakan) is a school headmaster in Mathematics. He is a very strict teacher and does not go easy with his own son Thomas (Mohanlal). Frustrated with his father's heavy-handedness, Thomas leaves home. After 14 years, Thomas returns to his village, now the owner of a stone quarry and a rowdy who has a number of unresolved cases on his head. How the father and son realize their mistakes and bond together forms the rest of the plot.

The introduction fight scene of mohanlal(hero) in this movie was taken in a single shot. Mohanlal's energetic action scenes and acting of thilkan are the main attraction of this movie

Spadikam won the Kerala state award for the best film in 1995

Spadikam was the highest-grossing Malayalam film of that year.

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    • Author: INwhite
    One of the best performances By Mohanlal and Thilakan. Backed up with a very good story and direction which leaves a raw image after u come out of the cinemas. I pity that friend of mine who mentioned about the film as just a mediocre one!!! Wonder why films aren't being made of this class in the current malayalam film industry. Its rated as Mohanlal's, who is considered as one of the finest actors in the industry, one of the best performance so far in his career. The Mohanlal-Thilakan combo scenes are a treat to be watched. Cant really rate who's better. Aaduthoma,the protagonist of the story, is one of the finely etched out characters by the Director-Writer Bharathan. The real life-like characters which used to appear in malayalam film industry as in Sphadikam is gone missing.
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    • Author: Gaua
    Sphadikam, belongs to the class of south Indian cinema which is almost extinct at the present time. One of the most prodigal characters, Thomas chako aka aadu thoma along his father chako maash(kaduva chako) make the movie the most impactful psychological experience a south Indian can achieve. The kind of music, direction and cinematography we can spot in the movie is completely void from the south Indian film industry now. The striking dialogs and incredible acting make the viewer have goosebumps. Its a shame that Malayalam movies have gone a lot down from this kind of quality in direction and acting. Even Mohanlal(Thomas chako) has begun doing pathetic movies like Alexander the great and Kandahar. As for sphadikam, its the most kick-ass movie in Malayalam along with devasuram. Truly a legendary one for the directors.
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    • Author: Kajishakar
    This movie is filled with action and may be be best known for the signature Mohanlal-mundu attack, but the father-son relationship is the center-stage for the whole movie. Some scenes are very moving. For example, the scene where Thoma's father is to invite Thoma to his sister's wedding, Mohanlal driving the lorry in anguish, the hospital scene, and yes, the climax.

    Mohanlal doesn't have a chiseled body or bulging biceps. But his gait, body language, dialogue delivery - all ooze masculinity. Wonderful acting by Mohanlal and Thilakan. This movie seems something at first, but turns out to be something else.

    The story (based on a real-life person), background score and acting all fit into place. A definite watch and an all-time Malayalam classic.

    This fine movie is director Bhadran's sole saving-grace.
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    • Author: Cordantrius
    In Spadikam, Mohanlal dons the role of real-life rowdy Thomas Chacko aka Aadu Thoma. The film follows the account of Thomas and his father who he has grown estranged from in his childhood. Living under the same roof, they are unable to be father and son to each other. Thomas, the classic rowdy and his father the schoolmaster.

    Mohanlal does an excellent job in the portrayal and this has to be one of his best works. The opening scene where Thomas appears from out of the wilderness and captures a goat is classic and will remain etched in the minds of fans forever. Thilakan is another great actor cast in a typical role. That of the father. His style is exceptional and does an impressive role as that of a harsh schoolmaster with mixed feelings of fondness and hatred for his son and his behaviour. The film does feature comedy and this is the movie with the classic scenes where Mohanlal beats up a police officer and finally removes his 'mundu' and tries to choke him. The fight scenes are typical though and the role of the witty and smart rowdy is done impeccably well by Mohanlal. Overall the film is exemplary of Lal at his violent best. Though not his best piece of work, it doesn't fails to draw applause. And as Rasikan goes, 'Spadikathe thomachane kandavano marakuvilla'.
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    • Author: นℕĨĈტℝ₦
    Mohanlal dons the role of an extremely tough guy in this movie. Especially the fight scenes are pretty raw... you really see him jumping around on rocks and falling on benches and stuff like that. sometimes it really looks real (which is pretty much for Indian movies)... the father-son relationship is of course the crucial point of the whole movie, thats why i wouldn't decrease mohanlal's character to just a rowdy. even though the characters are build up typically (in a typecasting way, means father is really shown as a "bad" man completely disrespecting his son's talents in the childhood, whereas everyone else is appreciating it) and not subtly, its the exceptional dialogues that make this movie unique. they are all full with intelligent sayings... so they come with a certain punch. Mohanlal's larger-than-life characters started actually with "devasuram" and continued here, but these ones are masterpieces, whereas the ones which mainly came after "aaram thampuran" are unfortunately not worth watching...

    raycas
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    • Author: WinDImmortaL
    This movie whose central character Adu Thoma Is A film of both class and mass. Aadu Thoma is a mass action hero. But he is still not essentially larger than life. Thoma is a rogue. He doesn't fear anything. He thrashes policemen. But to Bhadran's credit, he still keeps Thoma grounded. Unlike other mass characters Mohanlal portrayed later, Aadu Thoma hasn't traveled to foreign countries after he fled his home as a child. He hasn't learnt music, other skills or achieved great things. In fact the movie doesn't really talk about what he did the 14 years he was away. Thus This Film is a must watch for every film lovers.
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    • Author: Jazu
    This is the movie, the reason for which I gave Manichithrathazhu rating 9. Well, it's not all entertainer like Manichithrazhu, but the movie's Story, Screenplay, Direction, Cast, Editing, everything is in a perfect Balance, like absolute perfection.

    There is a theme to this movie throughout, it is not like what you see in some movies like a dark theme like sin city or watchmen, or like themes which you see a movie showing an old era like those we see in a war movies, or like magical movies where everything in neat and clean, magical, shiny, sparkling... well what I'm trying to say is we can see the theme of movie in editing making it comical like The Hulk, you do get my point, right ? It's not that kind of theme that we get in editing, that theme of the movie is seen as a result of mutual understanding of the story, script, screenplay, direction and editing, this movie is not a result of computers but Brilliant minds who understood the story which is the backbone of the movie Spadikam

    Like the director of this movie Mattel Bhadran said "There is only one Spadikam and it has already happened. Dont dare touch it", when a rumour was spread that there is going to be a remake

    Well Actors too are marvelous they too understood the soul of the movie, the cast is so perfect that we could not imagine someone else in their place, Thilakan, Mohanlal, Urvashi, Rajan P Dev, Karamana Janardhanan... Everyone else awesome

    "There is only one Spadikam and it has already happened. Don't dare touch it"
    • Mattel Bhadran, director of Spadikam
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    • Author: Rare
    Sphadikam is an acclaimed film directed by Mohanlal. Mohanlal is playing the role of the king of the movie, but the role of the movie is also made by Sphadikam. Mohanlal fans are still trying to bring the character in digital form into the Big Screen.

    Thomas Chacko was a pedophilist, but with a lot of features and abilities. Thomas Chacko was a go-getaway for Chacko Maash, who believed that the glue of the globe was considered. Thomas Chacko later became a stumbling blocker of the Thett Thomas, but had a beautiful heart in him.

    Spatakikam is a film that shows the value of livelihood of Chacko Masch who has traded the tradition of Thomas Chacko. Mohanlal also says that his favorite movie is Swadhakali.

    Mohanlal admits to the stereotype of the story
  • Cast overview, first billed only:
    Mohanlal Mohanlal - Aadu Thoma (Thomas Chacko)
    Thilakan Thilakan - Chacko Master
    Sphadikam George Sphadikam George - Kuttikkadan
    Urvashi Urvashi - Thulasi
    Chippy Chippy - Jansy Chacko
    K.P.A.C. Lalitha K.P.A.C. Lalitha - Mary
    Rajan P. Dev Rajan P. Dev - Manimala Vakkachan
    V.K. Sriraman V.K. Sriraman - Pookoya
    Silk Smitha Silk Smitha - Laila
    Nedumudi Venu Nedumudi Venu - Ravunni Master
    Karamana Janardanan Nair Karamana Janardanan Nair - Fr. Ottaplakkan
    N.F. Varghese N.F. Varghese - Pachu Pillai
    Maniyanpilla Raju Maniyanpilla Raju - Kunju Mohammad
    Bahadur Bahadur - Kurup
    Johny Johny - Maniyan
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