Parampara (meaning the succession) is a 1990 Malayalam film, directed by Sibi Malayil,^[1] written by S. N. Swamy, and starring Mammootty, Suresh Gopi and Sumalatha. Mammootty plays two roles in the film, portraying both Johnny, the protagonist, and Lawrence, his father.^[2] The film was a commercial failure.^[3] The film's story was developed by Swamy on the suggestion of Mammootty after watching an English film.^[3] The film was loosely remade in Hindi as Phool Aur Kaante (1991) and in Telugu as Varasudu (1993), both of which were commercial successes.

When his son is kidnapped by a rival gang, Johnny teams up with his estranged father (Johnny's mother was murdered by his father's enemies) to rescue the kidnapped child.

• Mammootty in a dual role as:
  • Johnny
  • Lawrence
• Suresh Gopi as Chandhu
• Sumalatha as Meera
• Malaysia Vasudevan as Kaliyappa Chettiyar
• Kuthiravattam Pappu as Achuthan
• Sathaar as S.I. Santhosh
• M. S. Thripunithura as Meera's father
• Deepak as Joemon, son of Johnny
• Chithra as Mary, wife of Lawrence
• Alex Mathew

The soundtrack album was composed by Mohan Sithara and the lyrics were written by Kaithapram and Sreekumaran Thampi.