''Koushalam'' is a 1993

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film, directed by T. S. Mohan and starring Siddique and

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in the lead roles.

Cast

* Siddique as SI Gopinathan *

as Advocate Maya Devi *

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as Shashikala *

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as Mathunni *

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as College Principal * Janardhanan as Chackochan *

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as CI Thomas Mathew *

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as Commissioner *

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as MLA K.S. Pilla *

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as Mariya Chedathi * Thrissur Elsy as Hostel Warden *

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as Rosy *

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as Gopi's mother *

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as Priest *

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as Adv. Shashikumar *

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as Victor Solomon * Bindu Varappuzha as Gracy *

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as Kittu (child artist) *

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– Cameo Appearance

Soundtrack

*"Nilaavin" – K. S. Chithra *"Innoraayiram" – K. S. Chithra, Sujatha Mohan, Minmini *"Kinavin" – K. J. Yesudas

Trivia

Originally, actor

Jayaram Jayaram Subramaniam, (born 10 December 1965), is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema, in addition to Tamil cinema, Tamil, Telugu cinema, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, Sanskrit, and Bhojpuri language films. He is also a chenda ...

was cast as the hero in ''Koushalam'',

avoided this role, so Sidique become the hero in the movie.

References

External links

* 1993 films 1990s Malayalam-language films Films scored by Raveendran {{1990s-Malayalam-film-stub