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movie released in 1993 under the direction of P. G. Viswambharan. The film has notable actors, like

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, Siddique, Shenbaga,

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, and Rajan P. Dev. It received mixed reviews from critics and audiences. It was a hit at the box office.

Plot

Balagopalan aka Balu is from a family of fortune-tellers. However, he does not like the profession and his ambition is to act in movies. He joins the Oscar acting school to learn acting along with his friends. He has hidden his poor family background from his friends. Balu falls in love with Deepty, whose father is a powerful and influential man. His friend Benny's father is Kurian MLA who runs various illegal businesses. Balu and his friends get beaten up by goons taking revenge against Kurian. Balu's father works as a bird fortune teller on the road but is out of work and struggling. Balu and friends plan on directing and acting in a movie, sponsored by a Singapore producer. Balu's father passes away leaving his family a financial burden. Their filmmaking plans do not work out, and his responsibility towards his family leads him to start his parrot fortune-teller career on the roadside. Some of his predictions become true and thereby he becomes famous. His successful life has a turning point when the finance minister of the state is kidnapped. The public thinks the minister is kidnapped by Balu's friend's father, Kurian. The story revolves around the mystery behind the kidnapping.

Cast

as Balagopalan / Balu * Siddique as Prakashan *

as Freddy *

as Jaffer Sherif *Rajeev Rangan as Benny *

as MLA Kurian * Shenbaga as Deepthi (Balu's love interest) *

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as Sathyaseelan * Rajan P. Dev as Menon *

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as Balau's grandmother *

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as Velandi * M. S. Thripunithura as

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Deepthi's uncle *

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as Daniel * Jagannathan as

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Chackochan *Sashikumar as Madanlal *

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as Kusumam *Suma Jayaram as Balu's sister *

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References

External links

* 1993 films 1990s Malayalam-language films Films directed by P. G. Viswambharan {{1990s-Malayalam-film-stub