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Banaras (2009)
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Add to a movie listBanaras is a 2009 Malayalam musical film by Nemom Pushparaj starring Vineeth, Kavya Madhavan and Navya Nair.
Synopsis
Hari (Vineeth), a village boy and a student is the central character of the movie. He is in love with the character played by Navya Nair. He wants to go to Banaras to do his higher studies in Banaras Hindu University. He leaves behind his love and goes for his studies. There, he meets another fellow student Amritha, played by Kavya Madhavan. Her step father wants to marry her off to a street gunda and so she asks Hari to take her to a distant place on the bike. During the trip, they unknowingly drink Bhang and make love while intoxicated. The next day they both are spotted by the gundas engaged by her step father who injures Hari badly and takes Amritha with them.Actors
Vineeth
(Hari)
Kavya Madhavan
(Amritha)
Navya Nair (Dhanya Veena)
(Devu)
Devan
Harisree Ashok
(Harisree Ashokan)
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