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In a picturesque village deeply rooted in tradition, a grieving widower Unni (Jayaram) struggles to move on after the mysterious death of his wife (Shari)—a tragedy his family blames on an astrological mismatch in their horoscopes.
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- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
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Audiences 65GoodWatch 69
IMDb6.5
Running time
2 h 2 min
A typical length for dramas, +13 min on the typical 109
typical 109122Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
1989
January 1, 1989
37 years ago
Genres
DramaMysteryLanguage
Malayalam
Original language
Directing · 2
- Suresh Unnithan Director
- Shammi Thilakan Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- A K Lohithadas Screenplay
- Mani Shoranur Story
Editing · 2
- V. T. Vijayan Editor
- B. Lenin Editor
Sound · 1
- ONV Kurup Songs
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Indrans Costume Design
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