Padayani is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language thriller film written and directed by T. S. Mohan and produced by Sukumaran. It stars Mammootty, Mohanlal, Shobhana and Devan. The film features music composed by A. T. Ummer. Ramesh, Sudhakaran and Rajasekharan are long-lost friends, who reunite to take revenge against the evildoer in their lives. The film was the debut of Indrajith Sukumaran, who plays the younger version of Ramesh (Mohanlal).