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Kadavu is a film of genre Drama directed by M. T. Vasudevan Nair with Balan K. Nair

Kadavu (1991)

Kadavu
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Length 1h44
Genres Drama
Rating70% 3.537773.537773.537773.537773.53777

Kadavu (English: The Ferry) is a 1991 Indian Malayalam film scripted, directed and produced by M. T. Vasudevan Nair based on S. K. Pottekkatt's story Kadathuthoni. The film won numerous awards at state, national and international levels, including awards at the Singapore International Film Festival and Tokyo International Film Festival.

Synopsis

Deserted by his mother, teenaged Raju is adopted by Beeranikka, a Muslim ferryman. Raju soon starts accompanying Beeranikka in ferrying people. One day, he meets a young girl who is returning to her native town Kozhikode after the death of her mother. The girl invites Raju to Kozhikode where she would be staying with her father and uncle. Not interested in leaving the ferrying job, Raju rejects the invitation. A few days later, he finds himself in possession of an ornament which he thinks belongs to the girl. He travels to Kozhikode to return the ornament and finds the girl after many days of search. The girl does not recognise Raju and says the ornament does not belong to her. Disheartened, Raju returns to the ferry.

Actors

Balan K. Nair

(Beeran)Kunjandi

(Taxi driver)Thilakan

(Krishnettan)Monisha Unni

(Devi)Biyon

(Appu)
And :
Murali
Ravi Vallathol
Nedumudi Venu
Jagathy Sreekumar
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