
Dhanam
1991-02-07 · 125 min · ★ 6.2
A young debtor's idea of turning in a group of smugglers for a lump sum amount as a reward goes awry as they set the dogs on him.
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- Directors
- Sibi Malayil
- Production companies
- Chandrakanth Films
- Countries
- India
- Status
- Released
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MohanlalSivasankaran Nair
MuraliAboobacker
CharmilaThankam
NassarStephen
Kaviyoor PonnammaSivasankarans mother
ThilakanThankams father
Nedumudi VenuRajappan
IndransSasidharan
Babu Namboothiri
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