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Abhayam is a film directed by Santosh Sivan with Madhu
Abhayam (1991)
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Add to a movie listAbhayam (English: Shelter) is a 1991 Malayalam children's film written by Shibu Chakravarthy, directed by Sivan, produced by Children's Film Society of India (CFSI), and starring Madhu, Parvathy, Tarun Kumar, Ramachandran, Kottayam Santha, Raghavan and Baby Ambili. The film gets a dubbed release in Hindi as Main Phir Aaunga.
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Eight-year-old Vinu is an artistically inclined boy, who is irresistibly drawn to Nature. His parents, however, try to pin him to a rigid routine. Vinu finds that he is a prisoner of time in terms of his daily chores. He finds solace in thinking about his loving grandfather and his village. One day Vinu runs away. In the course of his journey, he meets and interacts with many people and faces many unusual adventures and encounters. Vinu finally reaches his destination – his grandfather's village.Actors
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