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Abhimanyu is a film of genre Drama directed by Priyadarshan with Anil Kapoor

Abhimanyu (1991)

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Length 2h48
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Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Action
Rating50% 2.5304652.5304652.5304652.5304652.530465

Abhimanyu is an Indian film directed by Tony Juneja and released in 1989. The movie stars Anil Kapoor, Kimi Katkar, Poonam Dhillon, Anita Raj. The film is the remake of Tamil blockbuster Sakalakala Vallavan, starring Kamal Haasan which was released in 1982.

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