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MediocreGoodWatch scoreSummary
John David, a workingman hit by the recession, enlists the help of Ananthraman, a fellow traveller, to con a builder. He asks Ananthraman to pose as his associate while he pretends to be an architect.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 46GoodWatch 48
IMDb4.6
Running time
2 h 37 min
Longer than 9 in 10 thrillers, +53 min on the typical 104
typical 104157Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 120 countries
+110Released
2015
October 22, 2015
11 years ago
Genres
ThrillerDramaLanguage
Malayalam
Original language
Made in
- India
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 24
MohanlalJohn David
Anoop MenonAnantharaman
Atul KulkarniKuruvila Mathew
JoseJoseph
Prathap PothanHilltop Raghu
Honey RoseAnna John David
Nikita ThukralReenu Kuruvila
Sheelu AbrahamRevathy
InnocentNatarajan
Santhosh KeezhattoorSathyan
Akshara KishorParvathy
Ambika MohanRevathy's mother
SadiqRevathy's father
Kochu PremanHarish
Anjali P NairRevathyi's Relative
Balaji SarmaSubash
SumangalTrain Passenger
ArchanaDancer
Gowry NandhaAnamika
Arun NarayanJalal
JayakrishnanBharathan
Devi AjithReghu's wife- KMKottayam ManjuTrain passenger
ManurajRevathy's relative
Directing · 1
- Padmakumar M Director
Writing · 1
- Suresh Babu Writer
Production · 1
- Abraham Mathew Producer
Camera · 1
- Vinod Illampally Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Ranjan Abraham Editor
Sound · 1
- Ouseppachan Music
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