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Varavelpu

  • 19891989
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  • 2h 24m
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8.1/10
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Varavelpu (1989)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Murali returns to his home in Kerala after working in Dubai for seven years. He decides to do social service for the people in his hometown, but fails due to the local politicians.Murali returns to his home in Kerala after working in Dubai for seven years. He decides to do social service for the people in his hometown, but fails due to the local politicians.Murali returns to his home in Kerala after working in Dubai for seven years. He decides to do social service for the people in his hometown, but fails due to the local politicians.
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
1.9K
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  • Director
    • Sathyan Anthikad
  • Writer
    • Sreenivasan
  • Stars
    • Mohanlal
    • Revathi
    • Murali
Top credits
  • Director
    • Sathyan Anthikad
  • Writer
    • Sreenivasan
  • Stars
    • Mohanlal
    • Revathi
    • Murali
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    • 5User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Janardanan, Mohanlal, Murali, Revathi, and Sreenivasan in Varavelpu (1989)
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    Mohanlal
    Mohanlal
    • Muralidharanas Muralidharan
    Revathi
    Revathi
    • Ramaas Rama
    Murali
    Murali
    • Prabhakaranas Prabhakaran
    Sreenivasan
    Sreenivasan
    • Brake Inspectoras Brake Inspector
    Innocent
    Innocent
    • Chathuttyas Chathutty
    Krishnan Kutty Nair
    Krishnan Kutty Nair
    • Rama's Fatheras Rama's Father
    Oduvil Unnikrishnan
    Oduvil Unnikrishnan
    • Narayananas Narayanan
    Janardanan
    Janardanan
    • Kumaranas Kumaran
    K.P.A.C. Lalitha
    K.P.A.C. Lalitha
    • Shanthaas Shantha
    Meena
    Meena
    • Rukminias Rukmini
    Bobby Kottarakkara
    Bobby Kottarakkara
    • Pappanas Pappan
    Jagadish
    Jagadish
    • Valsanas Valsan
    Mammukoya
    Mammukoya
    • Hamsaas Hamsa
    Praseetha
    Praseetha
    • Sunithaas Sunitha
    Thikkurisi Sukumaran Nair
    Thikkurisi Sukumaran Nair
    • Govindan Nairas Govindan Nair
    Thilakan
    Thilakan
    • Ramakrishnanas Ramakrishnan
    Sankaradi
    Sankaradi
    • Ammavanas Ammavan
    Bhagyalakshmi
    Bhagyalakshmi
    • Ramaas Rama
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    • Director
      • Sathyan Anthikad
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      • Sreenivasan
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    Murali returns to his home in Kerala after working in Dubai for seven years. He decides to do social service for the people in his hometown, but fails due to the local politicians.
    • brother brother relationship
    • dog
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    • joint family
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    • Genres
      • Comedy
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      • Not Rated
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    • Trivia
      In 2003, then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee while addressing the Global Investors Meet in Kerala, he mentioned the film's and Mohanlal's name in his speech.

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    10/10
    Timeless Classic!
    Sathyan Anthikkad-Sreenivasan are perhaps the only filmmakers whose multiple movies became timeless classics and at the same time box office hits. One of the most repeatedly-watched movies on television even three decades later, 'Varavelppu' sketches the travails of an NRI who returns home after a long while, and starts running a bus service in his locality. The movie, laced with sheer humour as well as emotional scenes, takes us through the serious troubles that an entrepreneur faces in India, especially the state of Kerala, where politically Left-leaning labour unions are well known to create roadblocks for investors. The relevance of the movie lies in the fact that similar real-life stories of entrepreneurs continue to be heard in Kerala till date. All actors perform their roles to perfection.
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    • Release date
      • April 7, 1989 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Malayalam
    • Production company
      • NH Studioz
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      2 hours 24 minutes
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