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Azhakiya Ravanan is a film of genre Drama directed by Kamal with Mammootty

Azhakiya Ravanan (1996)

Azhakiya Ravanan
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Length 2h
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Genres Drama,    Comedy
Rating73% 3.688563.688563.688563.688563.68856

Azhakiya Ravanan (English: Popinjay) is a 1996 Malayalam romantic comedy drama film directed by Kamal and written by Sreenivasan. The film is a rag-to-riches story of Shankar Das (Mammootty) who eventually gets drunk on his success. It also stars Bhanupriya, Sreenivasan, Innocent, Biju Menon, Rajan P. Dev, and Cochin Haneefa. The music is composed by Vidyasagar. Chirakodinja Kinavukal released on 2015 is a spin-off to this film.

Synopsis

Shankar Das (Mammootty) is a rich businessman who returns to his native village in (Alappuzha). No one in the village is aware of his past. During his childhood he was a servant of the local feudal lord Chatothu Panickar (Rajan P. Dev). He left the job after getting severely punished for kissing the lord's young daughter. He fled to Mumbai and there he became a successful businessman.

Actors

Mammootty

(Shankar Das)
Bhanupriya

(Anuradha)
Innocent

(Karayogam President TPV Kuruppu)
Biju Menon

(Sharath)
Rajan P. Dev

(Chathothu Panicker)
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