Everyone
has heard this name at least
once before. It was a cult film
of the late 70s and early 80s.
Now, in keeping with the trend
of remaking yesteryear blockbusters
and that of the recent horror
successes, here comes Jaganmohini,
re’vamped’ and restyled
for 2009. If it was Jayamalini
in 1978, it will be Namitha
in 2009 that will play the temptress
who is out to wreak havoc in
the lives of many people.
The original movie is remembered
for many reasons. The rise to
stardom of Jayamalini, the first
widespread use of visual effects
on a large scale for many of
the horror scenes and the fact
that it did manage to upstage
many of the big films of those
days. The director of the original,
Vittalacharya is still known
as the master of the genre in
which witches appeared as beautiful
women, attracted their prey,
had their revenge and disappeared
in a big plume of smoke.
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