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Nandagopan (Mohanlal) is a respected dance teacher at the Kerala Kala Mandiram (alluding to the famed Kerala Kalamandalam repertory which performs Kerala's temple arts). However, his wife Sumangala (Parvathi) commits suicide, causing him to turn into an alcoholic and a compulsive rule breaker. He is suspected of having killed his wife and is suspended from his job for drunken misbehaviour. The new secretary of the institute Velayudhan (Nedumudi Venu) wants him to be sacked but his former reputation gives him a reprieve. He trains the talented student Malavika (Monisha) to perform in his ambitious composition of the Sita Kalyanam, but her jealous young lover Soman (Vineeth) poisons him.
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Nandagopan (Mohanlal) is a respected dance teacher at the Kerala Kala Mandiram (alluding to the famed Kerala Kalamandalam repertory which performs Kerala's temple arts). However, his wife Sumangala (Parvathi) commits suicide, causing him to turn into an alcoholic and a compulsive rule breaker. He is suspected of having killed his wife and is suspended from his job for drunken misbehaviour. The new secretary of the institute Velayudhan (Nedumudi Venu) wants him to be sacked but his former reputation gives him a reprieve. He trains the talented student Malavika (Monisha) to perform in his ambitious composition of the Sita Kalyanam, but her jealous young lover Soman (Vineeth) poisons him.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:A K Lohithadas
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Runtime:143 minutes
Studio:Pranavam Arts International, Seven Arts Productions
Cast
Sibi Malayil
Director
Mohanlal
Nandagopal
Monisha Unni
Malavika
Vineeth Radhakrishnan
Somashekharanunni
Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair
Director of Kerala Kala Mandiram
Oduvil Unnikrishnan
Ravunni Nambeesan Aasan
Murali
Madhavanunni
Nedumudi Venu
Secretary of Kerala Kala Mandiram Institute
Dominic Alummoodan
Kunchan
Sankaran
Sreejaya Nair
Malavika's Friend
Sukumari
Dance Teacher at Kerala Kala Mandiram
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