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40 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Abhayam Thedi
1986 1h 54m ML
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
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7.3
IMDB
★10.0TMDB · 1★7.3IMDB · 81
Drama
Synopsis
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After her parents are killed, Miranda returns to her ancestral home but is not treated the way she expected she will be.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Mohanlal
Appu
Shobana
Miranda
Thilakan
Appooppan
Janardhanan
KPAC Lalitha
Bhargavi
Rohini
Vasanthi
Ashokan
Anil
Kuthiravattam Pappu
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- I V Sasi
- Writers
- M T Vasudevan Nair
- Languages
- Malayalam
- Countries
- India
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The take
I V Sasi directs. Vasanth Kumar behind the camera. Produced in India. Dialogue in Malayalam.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 140 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by I V Sasi, shot by Vasanth Kumar. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Mohanlal and Shobana and Thilakan carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0291703 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Vasanth Kumar
- Runtime
- 114 min · 1h 54m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- ML
- Certification (US)
- U
- IMDB rating
- 7.3/10 · 81 votes
- MPAA
- Not Rated
Also by
I V Sasi
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- CL
Classic Arts
Key crew
- MusicShyam
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1986-07-04U
