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MediocreGoodWatch scoreSummary
Abubackar, a former subedar and the son of a freedom fighter, tries to curb terrorist activities taking place in his village. However, in a turn of events, he ends up getting arrested for espionage.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Pure escapism
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 49GoodWatch 52
IMDb4.9
Running time
2 h 24 min
Longer than most dramas, +35 min on the typical 109
typical 109144Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 41 countries
+31Released
2000
December 25, 2000
26 years ago
Genres
DramaActionLanguage
Malayalam
Original language
Made in
- India
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 22 more26 people
- MammoottyDada Mohammad Sahib / Subedar T.M. Abubacker
- AthiraAthira
- MuraliDr. Raveendran
- Rajan P DevIG Skaraia Sachariah
- SaikumarMohammad Kutty
- Babu NamboothiriShekharan
- Kalabhavan ManiThankachan
- K. B. Ganesh KumarDas
MadhupalRavi
Cochin HaneefaRaghavan
AugustineNooruddin Kunju
Mohan SharmaGovernor Rahmath Ali
SadiqBalram
KaveriAyisha
ShivajiDr. John
Ravi VallatholMagistrate
Kundara JohnyLocal Inspector
Sanusha SanthoshYoung Ayisha- RNRehana NavasMalathi
Manka MaheshAmmukutty
Meena GaneshAthira's mother
Joju GeorgeZakir Ali
Arun KumarYoung Abubacker
NarayanankuttyParty Member
Directing · 1
- Vinayan Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Suresh Babu Writer
Production · 1
- Sargam Kabeer Producer
Camera · 1
- Sanjeev Shankar Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- G Murali Editor
Sound · 1
- Mohan Sithara Music
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