Shankar
Also Known As: Shankar Panikkar, Shankar Panicker, Shanker Panikkar, Shanker Panicker, Shanker
Biography: Shanker Panicker is an Indian actor, film director and producer who has worked in Malayalam and Tamil films. He has acted in nearly 200 films and was a leading actor in Malayalam cinema during the 1980s and was also a lead youth hero in Tamil cinema at that time. Shankar's debut Tamil film Oru Thalai Ragam, and Malayalam debut, Manjil Virinja Pookkal, completed a theatrical run of 365 and 250 days respectively. He is often referred as the Romantic hero of Malayalam films.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Thrissur, Kerala, India
Birthday: July 30, 1960
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Kadathu
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1981-10-30
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Choodatha Pookkal
Overview: Hema loves Mohan with all her heart, but she breaks up with him due to unexpected circumstances. After many years, Hema learns that Mohan is married to none other than her best friend.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1985-02-15
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Nimishangal
Overview: A mentally ill rich girl escapes from an asylum and falls in love with a young widower.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1986-09-16
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Banking Hours 10 to 4
Overview: Banking Hours 10 to 4 is a suspense thriller happening in a bank as a person gets killed inside the bank premises and the suspense is revealed within the banking hours of 10 to 4.
Genres: Thriller Mystery
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 2012-10-05
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China Town
Overview: Three childhood friends Mathukutty, Binoy and Zachariah re-unite in Goa to fight a Casino don who was responsible for the deaths of their fathers.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 2011-04-04
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Ividam Swargamanu
Overview: 'Ividam Swargamanu' concerns the story of a hard-working farmer known as Mathews and his fight against a land mafia which tries to take over his farmland
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 2009-12-24
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Hotel California
Overview: Hotel California is an 2013 Malayalam action comedy film written by Anoop Menon and directed by Aji John, starring Jayasurya, Anoop Menon, Honey Rose, Maria Roy and Aparna Nair.
Genres: Comedy Drama Thriller
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 2013-05-02
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Gandharvam
Overview: A romantic film packed with fun and adventure Gandharavam tells the story of an auto mechanic who falls in love with the daughter of a crime mob family.
Genres: Romance Comedy Action
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1993-08-15
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Pooviriyum Pulari
Overview: Balan, an orphan, gets a job as an engineer and falls in love with Nandini. But he has to deal with Raghu, who often pesters Nandini.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1982-11-05
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Kodunkattu
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1983-08-19
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Coolie
Overview: Madhu is a police officer who always strives to protect Kunjali, a porter, from getting into trouble. However, Kunjali throws caution to the wind and fights for the rights of the workers.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1983-05-13
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Anthichuvappu
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1984-08-30
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Aarorumariyathe
Overview: Professor Panicker sets out on a trip with his two friends, Varma and Stephen. Among the three, Stephen is a bachelor. Troubles shoot up when Varma tries to find a girl to share his bed.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1984-04-28
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Nerariyum Nerathu
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1985-06-13
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Odaruthammava Aalariyam
Overview: Gopan, Kora, and Bhakthavalsan are three college students who share same house along with Prem, another classmate. While the trio is more interested in loafing their time by flirting with girls, Prem is more serious in his attitude towards life. On a usual encounter, the trio meets Major Nair, a retired man in his fifties, who but loves romancing young girls. After a series of ego clashes, Nair learns that the trio is trying to woo his daughter Minu. Nair, enraged, challenges them to make his daughter fall for them.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1984-05-07
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Parayanumvayya Parayathirikkanumvayya
Overview: Parayanumvayya Parayathirikkanumvayya is an action drama where Mammootty plays a tough police offer while Shankar a criminal, who escapes from prison and takes shelter in Mammootty's house.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1985-06-21
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Abhimanyu
Overview: Abhimanyu movie is all about Hari (Mohanlal) who is a welder in a small factory, witnesses a gang-related murder and gets inadvertently involved with the underworld. The murder of a benevolent local boss complicates life in the slum where Hari lives, causing his slow transformation to a life of crime. Decent performances, in an otherwise weak script.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1991-07-04
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Adukkan Entheluppam
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1986-06-19
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Aram + Aram = Kinnaram
Overview: The story revolves around two friends Narayanan Kutty and Balan. Narayanan, known for his flirtatious behaviour with rich women is tricked by his friend Balan. Will Narayanan decode the trap?
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1985-07-04
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Sukhamo Devi
Overview: Nandan (Shankar) an introverted singer from a poor background falls in love with Devi (Urvashi). Their friends Sunny (Mohanlal) and his girlfriend Thara (Geetha) are quite the opposite and are extremely outgoing. When Devi's parents do not approve of her relationship with Nandan, they try to force her into an arranged marriage. Sunny and their other friends decide to help the couple elope. However things go awry when Sunny & Vinod (Jagathy) meet with a horrific accident.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1986-07-04
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Ithrayum Kalam
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1987-02-11
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Kizhakkunarum Pakshi
Overview: Kizhakkunarum Pakshi is a musical film about film industry and the life and struggling of music directors, singers etc.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1991-07-04
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Onnanam Kunnil Oradi Kunnil
Overview: Nithin and Anand, two jobless youths, try various tricks to impress women and get caught in hilarious situations.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1985-07-04
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Ayalvasi Oru Daridravasi
Overview: Adithya Varma, his wife Subhadra and daughter Kaveri live in the same compound where Sasi and his wife Parvathy lives. Sasi and Parvathi go to the office along with Varma. Kuttan Pillai, a gossip manager, does not like their relationship. He tries to drive a wedge between Varma and Sasi families. Varma asks his advocate to look for a man for his company. Advocate recommends Jayan, son of his friend for the job. Jayan is appointed in the company. Kuttan Pillai tells Varma's wife that it was not fair for Varma to go with Sasi and Parvathi. One day Parvathi come late from the office. A quarrel takes place between her and her husband on this account.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1986-11-07
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Dheem Tharikida Thom
Overview: Shivasubrahmaniam (Maniyan Pillai Raju), an innocent bank employee is in love with Rohini (Lizzy), but is afraid to express her his love. His grandmother but wants him to be a Brahmachari and become a priest at the nearby temple. Rohini is working as an artist at the Keerikkad ballet troupe run by Keerikkad Chellappan Nair (Nedumudi Venu). As per the advice of Shankaran Pillai (Jagathi Sreekumar), the assistant of Chellapan Nair, Subru joins the ballet troupe to woo Rohini.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1986-01-02
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Athirathram
Overview: Prasad and Rajesh are brothers and police officers tasked to take down a smuggling ring. Taradas and his uncle Tarasankar outwit the efforts of the police. Things take a twist when Rajesh realizes that his wife Tulasi was the ex-girlfriend of Taradas.
Genres: Crime Action Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1984-06-21
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Mortuary
Overview: After a college dare goes wrong, the investigating officer arrests his son and locks horns with his estranged wife while trying to find the truth.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1983-08-12
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Manjil Virinja Pookkal
Overview: Prem Kishan comes to Kodaikanal for work and happens to meet Prabha. He falls in love with Prabha without knowing much about her. But later he realizes that she is already married.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1980-12-25
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Ponnum Kudathinum Pottu
Overview: Ponnum Kudthinu Pottu is a 1986 Indian Malayalam film, directed by TS Suresh Babu and produced by M Mani. The film stars Nedumudi Venu, Shankar, Menaka and Jagathy Sreekumar in lead roles. The film had musical score by Shyam.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1986-05-19
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Viswasam Athalle Ellam
Overview: Vishwasam... Athallae Ellaam is the story of Jomon played by Shine Tom Chacko and his frequent conflict with A S A Luka, his father played by veteran actor Shankar. Jomon is a very spoilt brat and he seldom know how to lead a practical and successful life. He believes that a person can amass wealth only using intelligence. As he wishes, he is entrusted with a task that can make his ambition a reality, but his lack of knowledge in practical life lands him in several trouble.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 2015-07-31
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Vannu Kandu Keezhadakki
Overview: Vannu Kandu Keezhadakki is the story of Padmavathy Amma (Lakshmi) who is the doyen of her family and society. Her view of the world is disliked by all, nevertheless questioned by none due to the tyrant that she can turn out to be. Her husband, Mangalath Viswanatha Menon, a retired business tycoon, portrayed by MG Soman, her 4 sons - Lalu Alex,Maniyanpilla Raju, Shankar and Baiju - find it ostensibly difficult to communicate how they feel. Her second son gets married to Sreedevi (Rajalakshmi) and that brings home her sister, Nadiya Moithu , who is a loud spoiled brat who uses utmost irreverence to deal with growing up to be an adult.
Genres: Family
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1985-11-21
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Thakshasila
Overview: A thriller movie about a group of mountaineers who are tasked to assist the Indian Army on a search mission.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1995-08-12
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Naku Penta Naku Taka
Overview: Shubha, who is from a middle-class family, wants to marry someone who is settled in America. She ends up marrying a person who is settled in Kenya and finds it difficult to adjust to her new life.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 2014-06-13
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Padayottam
Overview: Inspired by 'The Count of Monte Cristo', Padayottam was the first Indian movie to be shot in 70mm format. Prince Udayan (Nazir) is the successor to the Kolathiri kingdom. He is betrayed by his cousin Devan (Madhu) which forces him to go into exile. Years later Udayan returns to Kolathiri to take his revenge.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1982-08-06
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Oothikachiya Ponnu
Overview: Sukumari, a saleswoman, struggles to run her poor family. Her life takes a turn when she meets a business tycoon, Vishwanathan.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1981-12-10
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Casanovva
Overview: A group of fugitives end up killing an international businessman Casanovva's girlfriend, after entrapping the couple in a reality show. Furious, Casanovva sets out to avenge her death.
Genres: Action Romance Thriller
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 2012-01-25
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Akashangalil
Overview: Akashangalil is a 2015 Malayalam-language Indian feature film directed by Rixon Xavier, starring veteran actor Shankar in an extended special appearance
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 2015-01-02
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Sandhyakku Virinja Poovu
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1983-06-21
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Thayamma
Overview: Thayamma is a 1991 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by Gopi Bhimsingh, starring Pandiyan, Anand Babu and Babu with Geetha and Oru Thalai Ragam Shankar.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1991-12-17
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Oru Sandesam Koodi
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1985-05-09
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Archana Aaradhana
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Genres: Romance
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1985-06-21
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Ente Mohangal Poovaninju
Overview: A wealthy man, Shankar falls in love with a girl from a middle class family. His father opposes the relationship and plots against the couple.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1982-07-04
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Vasantha Sena
Overview: Mahesh is in love with Merlyn, who belongs to an Anglo-Indian family, but this relation is opposed by Shailaja Varma, his sister. Shailaja too had a love affair a long time back with Devan, who was killed by Shailaja's family. A conflict arises between Mahesh and Shailaja. Now Sidarth loves Shailaja and would like to marry her.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1985-07-04
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Poochakkoru Mookkuthi
Overview: Poochakkoru Mookkuthi movie tells Revathi (Menaka) who comes to the city from a small town in search of job and to have a good life and as it is with everyone her problem starts with finding a house. Shyam (Shankar) loves to become a popular singer. His parents are dead against his will. So he runs away from home and needs a shelter. Revathi accidentally meets Shyam who too is in search of a house through the common Milkboy, Chikku(Baiju). Chikku offers them both a house if they are ready to pose as husband and wife in front of the house owners.Supran (Poojapura Ravi), a lender, a miser who doesn
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1984-07-04
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Oru Nokku Kanan
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Genres: Romance
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1985-06-28
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Ethirppukal
Overview: Raghu kills Barghavan as revenge for his brother's death. Kochubaby, who comes to know that he is the son of Barghavan, takes up the blame for his father's mistake.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1984-07-12
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Thirakil Alppam Samayam
Overview: Khadir Haji helps two lovers, Sarala and Antony, to unite. When Haji's daughter, Safia, faces a similar situation, he seeks the advice of Sarala and Antony. They help Safia to marry her lover.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1984-06-21
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Arante Mulla Kochu Mulla
Overview: Arante Mulla Kochu Mulla is a Malayalam family film released in the year 1984. It is directed by Balachandra Menon, starring Balachandra Menon, Shankar, Srividya, and Laksmi. The film is noted for the performances of the late Srividya and Laksmi, who portray sisters-in-law.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1984-10-08
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Cycle
Overview: The tale is about two friends, Roy (Vineeth Sreenivasan) and Sanju (Vinu Mohan), struggling to make both ends meet with their low salaries, working respectively as a cashier in a private finance company and as a salesman in an electronics goods shop.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 2008-02-16
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Ms. Lekha Tharoor Kaanunnathu
Overview: Lekha Tharoor (Meera Jasmine) is an intelligent woman with a breadth of knowledge about everything who anchors a popular TV show of her own. She was blinded at a young age in an accident involving firecrackers. She gets her sight back after getting a transplant. However post the operation she starts getting strange visions which unfortunately makes the people around her think that she lost her mind.
Genres: Fantasy Horror Thriller
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 2013-12-06
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Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla
Overview: A group of frustrated youngsters kidnap the famous Malayalam actor Prem Nazir from his film shooting set. Shockwaves are felt across Kerala and it soon becomes the one thing that everyone's talking about. The film is a satire that discusses how the society deals with this news and the events that follow.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1983-11-25
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Oomakkuyil Padumbol
Overview: The story is about Reema (Malavika Nair), a young Muslim schoolgirl in Malabar, who loved Malayalam and poetry. The film is about her mental trauma once she was moved to an English medium school by her parents, for their social status.[
Genres: Family
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 2012-02-17
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Sand City
Overview: Sand City is a 2015 Malayalam language Indian romantic thriller film directed by Shankar Panicker starring Prajin, Gautham Krishna, Thanishka, Varuna Shetty, Vinod Kumar, Jaise Jose, Jijesh Menon and himself.
Genres: Family
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 2015-01-02
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Umanilayam
Overview: Romance drama starring Shankar and Manochithra
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1984-04-04
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Muthodu Muthu
Overview: Muthodumuthu is a 1984 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by M. Mani. The film stars Sukumari, Adoor Bhasi, Shankar and Menaka in lead roles. The film had musical score by Shyam
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1984-09-06
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Manathe Kottaram
Overview: Four struggling young men - Dileep (Dileep), Sabu (Nadirsha), Balan (Harisree Asokan) & Appu (Indrans) - who were big fans of movie actress Khushboo (Khushboo) finally get a chance to meet & befriend her when she moves into the mansion next door & through her, Dileep also gets a chance to star in a movie.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1994-03-12
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Unni
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1989-06-15
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Sarapancharam
Overview: Soudamini's husband has been paralysed and rendered impotent. Living with her old husband she likes the servant, Chandrasekharan. And She eventually marries him but later discovers that he has had relationship with many ladies and he aimed only at her wealth.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1979-03-02
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Kaaliya Mardhanam
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1982-08-06
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Hello Madras Girl
Overview: LAL (Mohanlal) and his gang puts up posters and writings of Shyam (Rajkumar) and Swapna(Poornima Jayaram) in the college campus announcing their love affair, leading to a quarrel with Suresh(Shanker), her brother.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1983-01-24
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Bhookambam
Overview:
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1983-01-21
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Marakkillorikkalum
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1983-10-07
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Vanitha Police
Overview: The story revolves around Vanitha who helps her friend suffering from a mental disability.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1984-06-11
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Engane Nee Marakkum
Overview: Friends Shambu and Premkumar fall in love with the same girl, Shobha, and are unaware about it. Matters become more complex when another person also begins to woo her.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1983-10-14
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Itha Innu Muthal
Overview: Widowed Nair, who owns a firm, lived with his only daughter, Sindhu. Nair's nephew, Gopi eyes to marry Sindhu. After knowing Gopi's intentions, Sindhu elopes with her lover Shankar.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1984-11-23
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Hide n' Seek
Overview: The plot revolves around the relationship between a young drifter and an abused housewife.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 2012-12-08
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Oru Thalai Raagam
Overview: Subhadra's mother faces criticism from society after her father abandons them. Her mother wishes Subhadra to live a scrupulous life but is shocked when she falls in love with Raja.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1980-05-02
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Palangal
Overview: Usha (Zarina Wahab) comes to her sister's house for relief from a terrible tragedy of her life which is the accidental death of her lover Ravi played by Shankar. In the new place, she meets Ramankutty, played by Nedumudi Venu, who is the friend of Vasu Menon (Bharath Gopi), husband of her sister. Their friendship eventually turns into love, but Ramankutty's mother does not allow this proposal. Usha slowly realizes that Vasu Menon's feelings for her are wayward, but she does not tell her sister as she fears that this will ruin their family. So Usha decides to go back to her home, on the way she meets Ramankutty, who has convinced his mother about marrying Usha.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1981-06-25
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Veena Poovu
Overview: A young musician falls in love with Sumangala, the daughter of an impoverished Brahmin in a village of the Namboodiri community. Obeying her father, the young woman marries a member of her own community. The drama is further heightened by first equating Sumangala with the mystificatory folk rituals the musician sets out to discover, and then by the book of poems in which he expresses her condition. The lovers remain separated, with dire consequences, especially for the woman.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1983-01-21
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Oppam Oppathinoppam
Overview: Movie starring Mohan Lal, Shankar, Menaka, Lalu Alex and directed by Soman Ambattu.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-10-03
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Veendum Chalikkunna Chakram
Overview: Pramila's mother reveals to her that she was married twice and both her husbands had left her. Pramila later falls in love with Jose and discovers that he is her brother.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1984-02-17
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Bhramam
Overview: A pianist pretends to be blind for inspiration, witnesses a murder. He suddenly finds himself in a blind spot with the victim's wife, the murderer. During this ordeal, he loses his eyesight for real. Will his girlfriend believe him?
Genres: Thriller Comedy
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 2021-10-07
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Guru
Overview: A few political goons, disguised as Muslims, cause trouble at the temple and kill Raghuraman's family. Later, Raghuraman joins an extremist group and decides to avenge his family's death.
Genres: Adventure Drama Fantasy
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1997-09-12
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Punnaram Cholli Cholli
Overview: Biju (Rahman) spends his vacation in his father's ancestral village. Krishnankutty (Gopi) and Sivaraman (Nedumudi), the caretakers of his father's property siphons off the produce from the land without Biju's knowledge. Meanwhile Vinodini (Zareena Wahab) comes to the village as a bank officer. Biju and Vinodini become friends and she considers him like a brother to her.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1985-01-11
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Anuraagakkodathi
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1982-12-24
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Boeing Boeing
Overview: The movie is an adaptation of the 1960 French play of the same name and is considered to be a cult comedy classic in Malayalam. It was also one of the first commercial successes of the Mohanlal-Mukesh-Priyadarashan team. Shyam (Mohanlal) is a struggling journalist who gets an opportunity to be the caretaker of a flat in the city. Even while engaged to his childhood sweetheart Sreekutty (Menaka); he uses his charms and resourcefulness to make three air-hostesses (Lissie, Ashwini, Madhuri) fall in love with him. With the help of his maid (Sukumari) and friend (Raju) he carefully manages their schedule in the flat so that none of his girlfriends meet each other. Life is good for Shyam, till his former colleague and friend Anil (Mukesh) comes to visit him.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1985-09-01
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Oru Kudakeezhil
Overview: Sreedevi confesses her love for Ravi when her father, Kuttan, decides to get her married. Sreedevi struggles with convincing her father while mending his relationship with her mother, Vijayalakshmi.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1985-12-09
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