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Dhanushkodi is a film directed by Priyadarshan with Mohanlal
Dhanushkodi
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Dhanushkodi is an unreleased Malayalam-language Indian feature film directed by Priyadarshan, starring Mohanlal and Girija Shettar in lead role. The film was made in the year 1989.
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Dhanushkodi is about drug cartels of South India based at Chennai. Sreenivasan plays an undercover cop who is having an identity of a journalist. He meets his old friend Mohanlal who is working in a Government Office and informs him about his mission. Raghuvaran plays the kingpin of drug business.As the investigation progresses, Sreenivasan's attains a shocking information as he realizes the real guy behind Raghuvaran is Mohanlal.Actors
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Genres Thriller, Comedy
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, 3h13Directed by Priyadarshan
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Actors Mohanlal, Shobana, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, M. G. Soman, Sreenivasan, Karamana Janardanan Nair
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