''Ellarum Chollanu'' () is a 1992 Indian

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-language

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film directed by Kaladharan and written by

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, starring

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and

Jagathy Sreekumar Sreekumar Achary (born 5 January 1951), better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar or simply Jagathy, is an Indian actor, director and playback singer, who has appeared in over 1500 Malayalam films in a career spanning almost four deca ...

in the lead roles. .

Plot

The story is about Ramachandran, who comes back from

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to the village posing as a rich business man with a fortune. Actually, he was a victim of

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and was acting as assistant to lottery ticket seller Adimakkannu. Rumours of his fortune were actually spread by his friends. But Ramachandran plays along and tries to take over the major factory in the village, Archana Mills.

Cast

as Ramachandran *

Suman Ranganathan Suman Ranganathan or Ranganath is an Indian model and actress. She has starred in Kannada, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi films. Personal life She was married to Bunty Walia, an Indian film producer. The couple split in 2007. ...

as Archana Nair *

Maniyanpilla Raju Sudheer Kumar (born 20 April 1955), better known by his stage name Maniyanpilla Raju (Malayalam: മണിയൻപിള്ള രാജു), is an Indian actor and producer who works in Malayalam film industry.Mamukkoya Mamukkoya (5 July 1946 – 26 April 2023) was an Indian actor known for his work predominately in Malayalam cinema. He mostly appeared in comedic roles. His unique usage of Kozhikode dialect and style marked his presence in the industry. In a c ...

as Adimakkannu *

Sai Kumar Sai Kumar or Saikumar is the name of: * Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor) Sai Kumar, also credited as Saikumar, is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He is the son of Malayalam actor late Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair. He appears in bo ...

as Dasutty *

as Pillai *

Paravoor Bharathan Vadakkekarayil Koran Bharathan (16 January 1929- 19 August 2015), better known as Paravoor Bharatan was an Indian actor who acted in Malayalam films. He started his career in movies during the 1950s. Bharathan is known as a versatile actor and ...

as Mathunni *

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as Ravunni Menon *

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as Gopalakrishnan/ G. K. * A. C. Zainuddin as Shaik Ahammed khaltha *

Sukumari Sukumari Amma (6 October 1940 – 26 March 2013) was an Indian actress best known for her works in Malayalam and Tamil films. In a career spanning more than five decades, She has appeared in more than 2500 films predominantly in Malayalam, T ...

as Ramachandran's mother *

Beena Antony Beena Antony is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam film and television serials. She was seen in supporting roles in films and television serials in her later career, including ''Ommanathinkalpakshi'', ''Mayaseetha'', '' Ente Manasapu ...

Kollam Thulasi Kollam Kanjaveli Kuttilazhikathu Thulasidharan Nair is an actor in Malayalam cinema, who is better known as Kollam Thulasi relating to the name of his birthplace Kollam to his first name as customary in some parts of Kerala Kerala ( , ...

Kalabhavan Abi Habeeb Muhammed (28 February 1965 – 30 November 2017), better known by his stage name Kalabhavan Abi, was an Indian impressionist, comedian, actor, and dubbing artist. Personal life Kalabhavan Abi was born on 28 February 1965 in Muvattupuzha ...

Kalabhavan Rahman Kalabhavan Rahman is a Malayalam film actor in Kerala. Career Rahman started his film acting career in 1986 with a unimportant role. Reghunath Paleri directed the title Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare. He hails from Aluva in Kerala. Rahman is alumn ...

Kalabhavan Haneef Kalabhavan Haneef (1959 or 1960 – 9 November 2023) was an Indian actor and Impressionist (entertainment), impressionist in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut with the film ''Cheppukilukkana Changathi'' (1991). Career Haneef started imper ...

Usharani Usharani (29 May 1958 – 20 June 2020) was an Indian actress who acted mainly in Malayalam films. Personal life Usharani married Malayalam movie director N. Sankaran Nair in 1977. Filmography Tamil * Thirumalai Thenkumari (1970) * Kala ...

Soundtrack

Songs were composed by S. P. Venkatesh, with lyrics penned by

Sreekumaran Thampi Sreekumaran Thampi (born 16 March 1940) is an Indian lyricist, music director, film director, director, film producer, producer and screenwriter in Malayalam cinema. He also writes poetry and is a recipient of the Vallathol Award. In 2017, he w ...

References

External links

* 1992 films 1990s Malayalam-language films Films directed by Kaladharan {{1990s-Malayalam-film-stub