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Thaniyavartanam

  • 19871987
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  • 1h 59m
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Mammootty, Parvathi, Saritha, and Thilakan in Thaniyavartanam (1987)
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A school teacher living in a village belongs to a family with a history of lunatic males, and soon he falls prey despite being normal due to society misinterpreting his actions.A school teacher living in a village belongs to a family with a history of lunatic males, and soon he falls prey despite being normal due to society misinterpreting his actions.A school teacher living in a village belongs to a family with a history of lunatic males, and soon he falls prey despite being normal due to society misinterpreting his actions.
IMDb RATING
8.8/10
2.8K
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POPULARITY
52,102
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    • Director
      • Sibi Malayil
    • Writer
      • A.K. Lohithadas
    • Stars
      • Mammootty
      • Thilakan
      • Mukesh
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    • Director
      • Sibi Malayil
    • Writer
      • A.K. Lohithadas
    • Stars
      • Mammootty
      • Thilakan
      • Mukesh
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    • 10User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins

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    Mammootty
    Mammootty
    • Balan Maruthempilly (Bala Gopalan)
    Thilakan
    Thilakan
    Mukesh
    Mukesh
    • Gopi
    Kaviyoor Ponnamma
    Kaviyoor Ponnamma
    Saritha
    Saritha
    Innocent
    Innocent
    Asha Jayaram
    Baby Kottarakara
    Valsala Menon
    Valsala Menon
    Babu Namboothiri
    Babu Namboothiri
      Nanappan
      Nuhu
      Master Vinu
      Oduvil Unnikrishnan
      Oduvil Unnikrishnan
      Parvathi
      Parvathi
      Philomina
      Philomina
      Prathapachandran
      Prathapachandran
      Sonia
      Sonia
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          • Sibi Malayil
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          • A.K. Lohithadas
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          Referenced in Allu Ramendran (2019)
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          Sreejaya deva
          Composed by M.G. Radhakrishnan
          Performed by K.J. Yesudas

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        10/10
        Finest Indian movie ever made
        'Thaniyavarthanam' is an absolute masterpiece. Extremely convincing acting from both Mammooty and Thilakan, brilliant directing by Sibi Malayil and most importantly addresses problems in Indian society in a very realistic manner. Easily the finest Indian movie ever made and I doubt there will ever be another movie made on this level.
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        • Release date
          • August 15, 1987 (India)
        • Country of origin
          • India
        • Language
          • Malayalam
        • Also known as
          • The Repeating Rhythm
        • Production company
          • Nandhana films
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          1 hour 59 minutes
        • Color
          • Color

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