

Katha Parayumbol
2007-12-14 · 130 min · ★ 7.6
the film is about how a barber's life is turned upside down when a film unit comes to the village for a shoot, and the news spreads that superstar Ashok Raj (Mammootty) is the barber's childhood friend. The script also by Srinivasan is so layered that every frame has a comment to make about the world and every line of the dialogue, on the mores of the society. The craze for celebrities and the problems of leading a principled life are discussed without being preachy.
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Production details
- Directors
- M. Mohanan
- Production companies
- Lumiere Film Company, Seven Arts International
- Countries
- India
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
SreenivasanE.P. Balan
MeenaSridevi
Mammootty'Superstar' Ashok Raj
MukeshVenu
InnocentEappachan Muthalali
JagadishSarasan
Salim KumarDas Vadakkemuri
Jaswir KaurCameo
ShafnaSona
KPAC LalithaSchool Principal
Shivaji GuruvayoorKuriakose
Jagathy SreekumarGovernment Officer
Suraj VenjaramooduPappan Kudamaloor
MamukkoyaDevasya
AugustineScariah Thomas
Sadiq
Vettukili Prakash
Vishnu Unnikrishnan
Kottayam NazeerIdikkatta VarkeyTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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