K. S. Sethumadhavan

K. S. Sethumadhavan

K. Subrahmanyam Sethumadhavan was a multi award winning Indian director mainly active in the Malayalam film industry. He had also directed both critically acclaimed and commercially successful movies in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi apart from Malayalam. His best known works include 'Odayil Ninnu', 'Achanum Bappayum', 'Chattakari' and 'Oppol' in Malayalam, 'Marupakkam' and 'Nammavar' in Tamil, 'Stri' in Telugu and 'Julie' in Hindi. K.S. Sethumadhavan has also served as a member of the jury for national awards in 1975 and 1980 and as its chairman in 2002. He was awarded the J.C. Daniel award in recognition of his lifetime contribution to cinema by the government of Kerala in 2009.

  • Title: K. S. Sethumadhavan
  • Popularity: 1.7535
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1931-01-01
  • Place of Birth: Palakkad, Madras Presidency, British India
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  • Also Known As: Subrahmanyam Sethumadhavan, K.S. Sethumadhavan, കെ എസ് സേതുമാധവന്‍
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K. S. Sethumadhavan Movies

  • 1977
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    Yehi Hai Zindagi

    Yehi Hai Zindagi

    6 1977 HD

    Yehi Hai Zindagi is a hit 1977 Hindi-language film. Produced by B. Nagi Reddy, it is directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar, Seema Deo, Utpal Dutt, Lucky Ali, Ramesh Deo and Neeta Mehta. The film's music was composed by Rajesh Roshan. It is a remake of the Tamil film Kaliyuga Kannan (1974).

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  • 1994
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    Nammavar

    Nammavar

    7.6 1994 HD

    Selvam, the new vice principal of a college, tries to transform the behaviour of troublemaking students while fighting an inner war.

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  • 1984
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    Aarorumariyathe

    Aarorumariyathe

    1 1984 HD

    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.

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  • 1975
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    Naalai Namadhe

    Naalai Namadhe

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1984
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    Ariyaatha Veethikal

    Ariyaatha Veethikal

    1 1984 HD

    Judge Jaganathan is an extremely principled man who is willing to face any kind of adversity while upholding his moral values.

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  • 1985
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    Avidathepole Ivideyum

    Avidathepole Ivideyum

    6.7 1985 HD

    Avidathepole Ivideyum movie revolves around Anirudhan and Sugumaran who are roommates and are both pharmaceutical company executives. Sugumaran is urbane and somewhat westernized in attitude, Anirudhan is more of a son-of-the-soil type. During a trip to Anirudhan's village, Sugumaran falls in love with Sujatha who is Anirudhan's sister. Concurrently, Anirudhan takes a liking for Neelima, who is Sugumaran's sister. The two couples marry and then face the realities of marriage due to their different upbringing and lifestyles.

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  • 1963
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    Susheela

    Susheela

    1 1963 HD

    Susheela is a 1963 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by N. S. Dravyam. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sheela, Adoor Bhasi and Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair. The film had musical score by V. Dakshinamoorthy

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  • 1963
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    Susheela

    Susheela

    1 1963 HD

    Susheela is a 1963 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by N. S. Dravyam. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sheela, Adoor Bhasi and Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair. The film had musical score by V. Dakshinamoorthy

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  • 1966
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    Sthanarthi Saramma

    Sthanarthi Saramma

    1 1966 HD

    Saramma and Johny are in love with each other and plan to get married. However, her father does not approve of the relationship.

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  • 1966
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    Sthanarthi Saramma

    Sthanarthi Saramma

    1 1966 HD

    Saramma and Johny are in love with each other and plan to get married. However, her father does not approve of the relationship.

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  • 1964
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    Omanakkuttan

    Omanakkuttan

    1 1964 HD

    Omanakkuttan is a 1964 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by P.K. Kaimal. The film stars Sathyan, Sukumari, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair and Adoor Pankajam. The film had musical score by G. Devarajan

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  • 1964
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    Manavatty

    Manavatty

    1 1964 HD

    Manavatty is a 1964 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by M. Raju Mathan. The film stars Sathyan, Madhu, Adoor Pankajam and Aranmula Ponnamma in the lead roles.

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  • 1966
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    Archana

    Archana

    1 1966 HD

    Archana is a 1966 Indian Malayalam film, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by T. E. Vasudevan. The film stars Madhu, Sharada, K. P. Ummer and Adoor Bhasi.

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  • 1964
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    Manavatty

    Manavatty

    1 1964 HD

    Manavatty is a 1964 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by M. Raju Mathan. The film stars Sathyan, Madhu, Adoor Pankajam and Aranmula Ponnamma in the lead roles.

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  • 1964
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    Anna

    Anna

    1 1964 HD

    Anna is a 1964 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed K. S. Sethumadhavan. The film stars Sathyan, Ragini, T. R. Saroja and Kottarakkara Sridharan Nair.

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  • 1968
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    Thokkukal Kadha Parayunnu

    Thokkukal Kadha Parayunnu

    1 1968 HD

    Thokkukal Kadha Parayunnu (transl. Guns Tell The Story) is a 1968 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by M. O. Joseph.

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  • 1967
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    Naadan Pennu

    Naadan Pennu

    1 1967 HD

    Babu and Achamma fall in love. But it is not easy for them to unite, as Chacko, a close associate of Achamma's father, too pines for her.

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  • 1969
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    Koottukudumbam

    Koottukudumbam

    1 1969 HD

    A large joint family bears the brunt of the socialist culture that threatens to uproot it. For many years, a young daughter silently suffers due to the repercussions until she can take it no more.

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  • 1971
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    Thettu

    Thettu

    1 1971 HD

    A young woman loves a man but is forced into an arranged marriage by her parents. Things get more complicated for her as she reveals a shocking truth to her husband on their wedding night.

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  • 1974
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    Jeevikkan Marannupoya Sthree

    Jeevikkan Marannupoya Sthree

    1 1974 HD

    Jeevikkan Marannupoya Sthree is a 1974 Indian Malayalam film, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by K. S. R. Moorthy. The film stars Sheela, Vijayasree, Mohan Sharma and Sankaradi in the lead roles.

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  • 1971
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    Kuttavali

    Kuttavali

    1 1971 HD

    After accidentally killing a woman, Krishnan takes pity on her child and raises her as his own. Unfortunately for Krishnan, Kesavan, a perverted man with vested interests, knows this secret.

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  • 1971
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    Thettu

    Thettu

    1 1971 HD

    A young woman loves a man but is forced into an arranged marriage by her parents. Things get more complicated for her as she reveals a shocking truth to her husband on their wedding night.

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  • 1974
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    Jeevikkan Marannupoya Sthree

    Jeevikkan Marannupoya Sthree

    1 1974 HD

    Jeevikkan Marannupoya Sthree is a 1974 Indian Malayalam film, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by K. S. R. Moorthy. The film stars Sheela, Vijayasree, Mohan Sharma and Sankaradi in the lead roles.

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  • 1973
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    Kaliyugam

    Kaliyugam

    1 1973 HD

    Kaliyugam is a 1973 Indian Malayalam film, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by M. O. Joseph. The film stars Sudheer, Bahadoor, Jayabharathi, KPAC Lalitha, Adoor Bhasi and Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai in the lead roles.

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  • 1972
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    Devi

    Devi

    1 1972 HD

    Devi is a 1972 Indian Malayalam film, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by M. O. Joseph. The film stars Prem Nazir, Madhu, Sheela and Adoor Bhasi in the lead roles.

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  • 1972
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    Devi

    Devi

    1 1972 HD

    Devi is a 1972 Indian Malayalam film, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by M. O. Joseph. The film stars Prem Nazir, Madhu, Sheela and Adoor Bhasi in the lead roles.

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  • 1970
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    Vazhve Mayam

    Vazhve Mayam

    1 1970 HD

    Sudhindran Nair drives out his wife Sarala thinking that she is having an illicit affair. Months later he finds out that she is innocent and goes to bring her back.

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  • 1970
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    Mindapennu

    Mindapennu

    1 1970 HD

    Chandran is ecstatic to find love when he meets Kamalam and soon marries her. However, everything changes when he suspects her of having an affair.

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  • 1974
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    Chattakkari

    Chattakkari

    4.2 1974 HD

    Julie, an Anglo-Indian girl, falls in love with Sasi, who is from a Hindu family. However, her life takes a turn for the worse when she gets pregnant with his child.

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  • 1972
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    Punarjanmam

    Punarjanmam

    1 1972 HD

    With a chronic obsession about his dead mother, Aravindan finds his wife, Radha as his mother. Hence, he indisposes to have lusty affairs with Radha, which strains their relationship.

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  • 1995
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    Stri

    Stri

    6.5 1995 HD

    When a man flees with a boatman's cargo the boatman confronts the woman he'd assumed was the thief's wife, who, left behind, confesses that she isn't. She was only acting as a decoy - an act, she claims, that was done from love - so he could get away with the loot, which he intends to give to his real girlfriend, a much younger, prettier girl.

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  • 1991
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    Venal Kinavukal

    Venal Kinavukal

    1 1991 HD

    Four youngsters on vacation meet up with an old friend who had moved to Chennai. His accounts of dalliances with the opposite sex and life in the city arouse their repressed desires.

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  • 1973
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    Panitheeratha Veedu

    Panitheeratha Veedu

    1 1973 HD

    Panitheeratha Veedu (Malayalam: പണിതീരാത്ത വീട്, Translation: The Incomplete House) is a 1973 Indian Malayalam film

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  • 1969
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    Adimakal

    Adimakal

    1 1969 HD

    Raghavan, hard of hearing and speech-impaired, falls in love with Ponnamma, a maid at a rich man's house. When the rich man abandons Ponnamma after seducing her, Raghavan decides to give her shelter.

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  • 1990
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    Marupakkam

    Marupakkam

    6.2 1990 HD

    An estranged son visits his ailing father and tries to figure out the reason behind the latter's silent remorse. When he learns about his father's past, he makes a decision that may help his father.

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  • 1981
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    Oppol

    Oppol

    4 1981 HD

    Appu is very close with his elder sister, Malu. When she gets married to Govindan, she takes Appu along with them. But problems arise when Appu becomes jealous of Govindan.

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  • 1975
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    Julie

    Julie

    5 1975 HD

    Julie is an anglo-Indian girl with a loving, but alcoholic father and a domineering mother, a younger brother and sister. She falls in love with her best friend's brother Shashi Bhattacharya, a Hindu boy, and she has a passionate encounter with him, which leaves her pregnant. He goes away to college, not knowing about her condition. Her mother is distraught when Julie tells her about the pregnancy. They don't tell the rest of the family. Her mother thinks about getting Julie an abortion, but a devout Christian talks her out of it. Julie is sent away to have her baby in secret. The rest of the family is told that Julie got a job. When she comes back home, she runs into her Hindu boyfriend and tells him everything. He agrees to marry her, but his mother objects to the mixed marriage, not knowing about the baby born in secret. Julie's mother doesn't want the marriage either, as she and the rest of the family want to go to England

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  • 1978
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    Nakshathrangale Kaaval

    Nakshathrangale Kaaval

    1 1978 HD

    Nakshathrangale Kaaval is a 1978 Indian Malayalam film adaptation of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award-winning novel of the same name by P. Padmarajan. It is directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by Hari Pothan and stars Jayabharathi, MG Soman, Sukumari and Adoor Bhasi in the lead roles.

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  • 1965
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    Odayil Ninnu

    Odayil Ninnu

    1 1965 HD

    Pappu is a person who takes a relentless stand for justice right from his early years. His protests against his teacher who discriminates between the landlord's son and other children brings him the wrath of the landlord and he's forced to leave home. He leads a hard life fighting to uphold his ideals. He ends up being a rickshaw puller and at this time finds a child from the gutter and takes care of her. Things do not go as Pappu expected as the child grows older.

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  • 1971
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    Karakanakadal

    Karakanakadal

    1 1971 HD

    Karakanakadal is a 1971 Indian Malayalam film, directed by KS Sethumadhavan and produced by Hari Pothan. The film stars Sathyan, Madhu, Jayabharathi, Vincent etc. in lead roles. The film had musical score by G. Devarajan

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  • 1972
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    Achanum Bappayum

    Achanum Bappayum

    1 1972 HD

    The film tells the story of a Hindu man who adopts a Muslim child and allows her to follow Muslim traditions.

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  • 1971
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    Inquilab Zindabad

    Inquilab Zindabad

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1970
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    Aranazhika Neram

    Aranazhika Neram

    1 1970 HD

    Kunjenachan, a man in his early seventies who lives in rural Kerala, worries about his family and their selfish interests.

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  • 1962
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    Kannum Karalum

    Kannum Karalum

    1 1962 HD

    Kannum Karalum is a Malayalam language film starring Sathyan, Ambika Sukumaran, Sukumari, Kamal Haasan, and Vinodini. This was the first Malayalam film of Kamal Haasan - he played Sathyan's son. Vinodini was a child artist when she did this film and she did a dual role in this movie. The climax scenes of this film was shot on the top of the Sreenarayana Guru memorial at Varkala, Sivagiri. The movie has been produced by A. K. Balasubramaniam under the banner of Saravana Pictures

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  • 1965
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    Daham

    Daham

    1 1965 HD

    Daham release in year 1965. Directed by KS Sethumadhavan, produce by MP Anand, P Rangaraj, V Abdulla, music by G Devarajan and starring Sathyan, Sheela, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, KP Ummer etc

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  • 1967
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    Ollathu Mathi

    Ollathu Mathi

    1 1967 HD

    Malayalam language film directed by KS Sethumadhavan

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  • 1961
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    Gnana Sundari

    Gnana Sundari

    1 1961 HD

    A young princess was raised by the loving father, the King. But her step mother is jealous and sets a trap upon the advice of her maid, the The King is away to save the farmers from wild animals.

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  • 1976
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    Priyamvada

    Priyamvada

    1 1976 HD

    The film was a remake of the Tamil film Suryagandhi

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  • 1963
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    Nithyakanyaka

    Nithyakanyaka

    1 1963 HD

    The film is based on Edhir Paradhathu (1954), directed by Chitrapu Narayana Rao.

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  • 1969
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    Kadalpalam

    Kadalpalam

    1 1969 HD

    The film revolves around Narayana Kaimal, a successful lawyer, who loses his eyesight and has to rely on his servant Appu. Then after a while he regains his eyesight but pretends to be blind in order to test his children.

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  • 1968
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    Yakshi

    Yakshi

    7 1968 HD

    Sreenivasan gets disfigured in a laboratory accident and is shunned by people once close to him. He marries Ragini, a beautiful woman, but has doubts that she is a demigoddess.

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  • 1971
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    Anubhavangal Palichakal

    Anubhavangal Palichakal

    2.667 1971 HD

    Ashamed of his bad behaviour towards his family, Chellappan decides to set things straight. However, he gets the shock of his life after learning that his wife is in a relationship with another man.

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  • 1975
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    Chuvanna Sandhyakal

    Chuvanna Sandhyakal

    1 1975 HD

    Chuvanna Sandhyakal is a 1975 Indian Malayalam film, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by M. O. Joseph. The film stars Adoor Bhasi, Lakshmi, Mohan Sharma and Sam in the lead roles. The film has musical score by G. Devarajan.

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  • 1990
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    Marupakkam

    Marupakkam

    6.2 1990 HD

    An estranged son visits his ailing father and tries to figure out the reason behind the latter's silent remorse. When he learns about his father's past, he makes a decision that may help his father.

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  • 1977
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    Ormakal Marikkumo?

    Ormakal Marikkumo?

    1 1977 HD

    Chandrasekharan suspects his wife Parvati of cheating and kills her. After several years, she reincarnates as Amini and tells him the truth.

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  • 1977
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    Ormakal Marikkumo?

    Ormakal Marikkumo?

    1 1977 HD

    Chandrasekharan suspects his wife Parvati of cheating and kills her. After several years, she reincarnates as Amini and tells him the truth.

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  • 1977
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    Ormakal Marikkumo?

    Ormakal Marikkumo?

    1 1977 HD

    Chandrasekharan suspects his wife Parvati of cheating and kills her. After several years, she reincarnates as Amini and tells him the truth.

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  • 1974
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    Kanyakumari

    Kanyakumari

    1 1974 HD

    Sankaran who works as a sculptor meets Parvathi, a young woman, who earns a living by selling bangles and pearls and falls in love with her.

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  • 1968
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    Bharyamar Sookshikkuka

    Bharyamar Sookshikkuka

    1 1968 HD

    Suresh (Prem Nazir) is a successful playback singer but having a difficult married life. Mr.SR Podhuval (Adoor Bhasi) invites him for a lunch at his house. His daughter in law Shobha (Sheela) meets Suresh and a friendship blooms between them. How will it affect their other relationships?

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  • 1995
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    Stri

    Stri

    6.5 1995 HD

    When a man flees with a boatman's cargo the boatman confronts the woman he'd assumed was the thief's wife, who, left behind, confesses that she isn't. She was only acting as a decoy - an act, she claims, that was done from love - so he could get away with the loot, which he intends to give to his real girlfriend, a much younger, prettier girl.

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  • 1966
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    Rowdy

    Rowdy

    1 1966 HD

    Rowdy is a 1966 Indian Malayalam film, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by M. P. Anand and P. Rangaraj. The film stars Sathyan, Adoor Bhasi, Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai and BK Pottekkad in the lead roles. The film had musical score by G. Devarajan.

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  • 1966
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    Rowdy

    Rowdy

    1 1966 HD

    Rowdy is a 1966 Indian Malayalam film, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by M. P. Anand and P. Rangaraj. The film stars Sathyan, Adoor Bhasi, Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai and BK Pottekkad in the lead roles. The film had musical score by G. Devarajan.

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  • 1973
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    Chukku

    Chukku

    1 1973 HD

    1973 film.

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  • 1979
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    Enippadigal

    Enippadigal

    7 1979 HD

    Chella Kannu, a young sweeper becomes a popular movie star known as Kamala Devi. Her lover and fellow sweeper Manickam is the ladder of her success, but the villainy of her brother separates them.

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