

Padheyam
1993-11-21 · 137 min · ★ 8.0
Chandradas, a renowned poet, accidentally meets his estranged teenage daughter, Harita. After great effort, he is able to take his daughter to his ancestral home. But Harita's past haunts her.
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- Directors
- Bharathan
- Production companies
- Bhavachitra, Minu Gopi Movie Arts
- Countries
- India
- Status
- Released
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MammoottyChandradas
RajaniAnitha
ChippyHaritha Menon
Lalu AlexHarikumara Menon
RevathiRadha
Nedumudi VenuKunjikannan Nair
ChithraPadmini
Oduvil UnnikrishnanKeezhseri Nampoothiri
Kozhikode Narayanan NairMangalasseri Govinda Menon
Priyanka AnoopSr. Prameela
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