Mayaponman () is a 1997 Indian

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-language film directed by

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. It had

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and

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. The film was produced by V. V. Antony, P. A. Velayudhan and P. C. Ealias under the banner of King Star Productions and was distributed by Seven Star Release. The story, script and dialogues were by J. Pallassery. The plot is loosely based on the 1987 American

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film '' Overboard''.

Cast

as Prasad *

as Nandinikkutty / Indu *

as Charlie Lopez *

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as SI Babu C. Kuruvila *

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as Motor Doctor Mathai *

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as Adv. Paulos Manavalan *

Cochin Haneefa Cochin Haneefa (22 April 1951 – 2 February 2010) was an Indian actor, film director, and screenwriter. He started his career in the 1970s mainly portraying villainous roles, before going on to become one of the most popular comedians of Malay ...

as Pattalam Vasu *

Machan Varghese M. L. Varghese, (1960 – 3 February 2011) popularly known by stage name Machan Varghese, was a Malayalam film actor and mimicry artist. He started his career as a mimicry artist in Kalabhavan (house of arts) and debuted as an actor through '' ...

as Vasu's assistant *

Jagannatha Varma K. N. Jagannatha Varma (1 May 1939 – 20 December 2016) was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam film and television industry. He was also a Kathakali artist. His son Manu Varma is also an artist and his son-in-law Viji Thampi is a film d ...

as Father Antony *

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as Cheriyammavan *

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as Devaki Kunjamma \younger aunt * Darshana * Kumarakam Raghunath * Kalpana as Meenakshi * Cherthala Lalitha as Karthiyayini Kunjamma \Elder Aunt

Box office

The film was commercial success.

Soundtrack

The songs were composed by Mohan Sithara and lyrics were written by S. Ramesan Nair

Original

References

External links

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