Dhanam (English: Wealth) is a Malayalam language action thriller film released in 1991.

Directed by Sibi Malayil,[2] this film had a strong casting line including Mohanlal, Murali,[3] Thilakan, Nedumudi Venu,[4] Charmila,[5] Zeenath and Kaviyoor Ponnamma.

Sivasankaran Nair is a young aspiring middle class medical representative with his home and other properties under mortgage (for a loan taken by his deceased father).

Siva convinces Abu that the car smells of the corpse and they decide to stay on the beach.

Local Police constable Rajappan, lives with his wife Lakshmi and his sister-in-law Thankam/ Snehalatha.

When she runs for cover from a sexual advance made by her sister's husband, Thankam sees Siva and helps him to hide.

Meanwhile, Police Constable Rajappan batters his wife over a missing alcohol bottle which was used for Siva while removing the bullet.

Thankam's father slaps her when she returns for going away without informing the family members and coming home late.

On seeing the fight, furious Thankam's father attacks Rajappan and sends him out of the house.

On the way to the railway station, Siva finds the taxi with Abu's dead body inside.

The movie ends with a devastated Siva holding his friend's dead body and open briefcase of money (Dhanam) that is flying around.