

Thaniyavarthanam
1987-08-14 · 119 min · ★ 7.8
Balan, a teacher, has a mentally unstable uncle. There is a belief that the family is cursed to have a lunatic at all times. When the uncle passes away, people believe that Balan will be the next.
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- Directors
- Sibi Malayil
- Production companies
- Nandana Films
- Countries
- India
- Status
- Released
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MammoottyBalan Maruthempilly
MukeshGopi
Kaviyoor Ponnamma
Thilakan
Saritha
Philomina
Innocent
Bobby Kottarakkara
Valsala Menon
Prathapa Chandran
Sonia Bose Venkat
Oduvil Unnikrishnan
Babu Namboothiri
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