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Sadayam
Sadayam (English: With Compassion) (Malayalam: സദയം) is a 1992 Malayalam drama thriller film written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair and directed by Sibi Malayil. It stars Mohanlal, Thilakan, Nedumudi Venu, Murali, Sreenivasan, Maathu, KPAC Lalitha, and T. G. Ravi. The film was produced and distributed by G. P. Vijayakumar under the banner of Seven Arts Films. The background score was composed by Johnson.
The story follows convict Sathyanathan (Mohanlal) who is awaiting capital punishment for the murder of two young girls and two men. Mohanlal is considered to have given one of his finest performances. M. T. Vasudevan Nair won the 1992 National Award for Best Screenplay.