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Kadhanayakan is a film of genre Drama directed by Rajasenan with Jayaram
Kadhanayakan (1997)
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Add to a movie listKathanayakan is a 1997 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Rajasenan. The film stars Kalamandalam Kesavan, Jayaram, Divya Unni and Oduvil Unnikrishnan in lead roles. The film had musical score by Mohan Sithara.
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Payyarathu Padmanabhan Nair(Kalamandalam Kesavan), who is a well known personality is Praised by the people. He lives precedence life with his whole family members(Kootukudumbam), his Friend Reeve Sankunni(Oduvil Unnikrishnan) and Servant Kuttan(Kalabhavan Mani). He loves his family more than his life but they eyes on his wealth. On the day of his niece Meenakshi's wedding day he meets with a young man Ramanathan(Jayaram). Ramanathan be friends with him and Padmanabhan Nair likes Ramanathan's qualities. It was later revealed that Ramanathan is the son of Padmanabhan Nair and Sankunni's younger sister Saudamini. Slowly Ramanathan gets into the family to stay with his father. There he strikes with Payyarathu Padmanabhan Nair's neice and his cousin Gopika(Divya Unni) and she dislikes him as the other family members too. The men of the family sells the kitchen's rice and other goods without Padmanabhan Nair's knowledge. Ramanathan and Sankunni came know about this. They tries to prevent this action. The family members reveals the truth to Padmanabhan Nair that Ramanathan is Sankunni's nephew and they thrown out of the house. Later Padmanabhan Nair asks Sankunni 'Who is Ramanathan ?' and Sankunni reveals the truth. Padmanabhan Nair rushes to his son and hugs him. But he is in delema that he wanted to accept his son but he can't reveal the truth to the family to save his reputation. The hurted Ramanathan Challenges his father he will accept and tell the truth to whole family.Actors
Jayaram
(Ramanathan)
Kalamandalam Kesavan
(Payyarathu Padmanabhan Nair)
Divyaa Unni
(Gopika)
Oduvil Unnikrishnan
(Sankunni)
K. P. A. C. Lalitha
(Kunjulakshmi)
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