Dhruvam (ധ്രുവം, English: Pole) is a 1993 Malayalam action thriller film directed by Joshiy, where story and dialogue are by S. N. Swamy and A. K. Sajan and screenplay by S. N. Swamy. It stars Mammootty, Jayaram, Suresh Gopi, Vikram, Gautami and Tiger Prabhakar. Its music was composed by S. P. Venkatesh. It was Vikram's debut in Malayalam cinema. The film was a commercial success and was one of the highest grossing movies of the year behind Manichitrathazhu and Devasuram.

An araachar(hangman) from Tamil Nadu is brought to central jail to hang Hyder Marakkar (Tiger Prabhakar), a notorious criminal with terror links, but he is killed in a road accident. DIG Marar (Janardhanan) smells foul play as hangmen are either murdered, bribed or threatened. His efforts to bring hangmen from other states are also in vain as all of them are simply too afraid to hang Hyder. He goes to Kamakshipuram along with Jose Nariman (Suresh Gopi), a smart and young police officer, to meet Narasimha Mannadiar (Mammootty), a revered village lord and member of the royal family who had once ruled the hamlet. He is worshipped and revered by his villagers. Mannadiar is known for his generous and fearless attitude, and his thirst for justice and peace for his village has made him an enemy in the eyes of politicians and a certain group of police officers. While on the search for the state's hangman, Mannadiar and DIG Marar luckily meets the hangman's brother Kasi (T. G. Ravi) who agrees to come to hang Hyder. The movie progresses with a series of flashbacks intertwined with the present.

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