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Soothradharan is a film of genre Drama directed by A. K. Lohithadas with Dileep
Soothradharan (2001)
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Add to a movie listSoothradharan (2001) is a Malayalam film written and directed by A. K. Lohithadas. The film stars Dileep and Meera Jasmine.
Music is by Raveendran master.
Synopsis
Ramesan (Dileep) who supports the five member family by selling pickles and other eatables, reaches Pandavapuram under certain circumstances where he finds the conditions to be truly stark and dreary. Director dwells upon the ordeals of life in Pandavapuram. Ramesan is trying in vain to find his friend Leelakrishnan (Salim Kumar) who acts as a hijada to eke out a living.Actors
Dileep
(Ramesan)
Meera Jasmine
(Shivani)
Cochin Haneefa
(Mani Uncle)
Kalabhavan Mani
Bindu Panicker
(Devumma)
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