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Aanaval Mothiram
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Aanaval Mothiram

1991-04-27 · 134 min · ★ 7.4

Drama · Thriller · Action

James (Sreenivasan) is an average police officer, apathetic towards his job and only in it for his monthly salary. Due to a misunderstanding during a blood test at a laboratory, he believes that he has a fatal disease and is about to die soon. He eyes the insurance payout his family would get if he dies in action and embarks on impossible missions to get himself killed in action.

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Directors
G. S. Vijayan
Production companies
Century Productions
Countries
India
Status
Released

Top Cast

SreenivasanSreenivasanJames Pallithara
Suresh GopiSuresh GopiNandakumar
Jagathy SreekumarJagathy SreekumarChellapan
Rajan P DevRajan P DevKuruvilla
Saranya PonvannanSaranya PonvannanAnnie
Karamana Janardanan NairKaramana Janardanan NairHome Minister
RizabawaRizabawaCommissioner Sajith Kumar
K.P.A.C. SunnyK.P.A.C. SunnyD.I.G Mathew Kurien
Jagannatha VarmaJagannatha VarmaI.G. Karthikeyan
Gavin PackardGavin PackardAlberto Fellini
Mohan RajMohan RajGuru
Vineeth Anil
Gavin PackardGavin PackardAlberto Fenin
Kothuku Nanappan

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