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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Cast
Saikumar
Williams
Nimmy Daniels
Nimmy
Lalu Alex
Dr. Sunny Cherian
Sulakshana
Pushpa
Silk Smitha
Shirley
Siddique
Geevarghese
Cochin Haneefa
Thomas Mathew
Renjini
Stepmother of Williams / Girlfriend of Williams
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Shaji Kailas
- Writers
- Kaloor Dennis
- Languages
- Malayalam
- Countries
- India
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Shaji Kailas directs. Santosh Sivan behind the camera. Johnson scores. K Sankunni cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in India. Dialogue in Malayalam.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 136 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Shaji Kailas, shot by Santosh Sivan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Johnson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor K Sankunni shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Saikumar and Nimmy Daniels and Lalu Alex carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt0275706 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Santosh Sivan
- Original score
- Johnson
- Editing
- K Sankunni
- Runtime
- 97 min · 1h 37m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- ML
Also by
Shaji Kailas
Key crew
- EditorK Sankunni
- ProducerChanganassery Basheer
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1990-01-01
