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Summer in Bethlehem is a film of genre Drama directed by Sibi Malayil with Suresh Gopi

Summer in Bethlehem (1998)

Summer in Bethlehem
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Length 2h23
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Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Romance
Rating77% 3.890953.890953.890953.890953.89095

Summer in Bethlehem is a 1998 Malayalam film written by Ranjith and directed by Sibi Malayil. It stars Suresh Gopi, Jayaram, and Manju Warrier with a cameo appearance by Mohanlal. The music was composed by Vidyasagar.

The film was shot among the forest hills and farms of Ooty (Ootacamund). It tells the story of Ravishankar (Jayaram), the bumbling friend of a successful landowner Dennis (Suresh Gopi), and the vacation visit by Ravishankar's relatives in Dennis's estate known as Bethlehem Estates in Chandragiri.

Synopsis

Ravishankar (Jayaram), an unsuccessful investor, stays with Dennis (Suresh Gopi), his friend who is a big success in farming business. Dennis owns a vast farmland named Bethlehem, and hundreds of cows, in a valley. Ravi is a fun-loving, jovial chap, who has fabricated stories of his success to his parents and relatives.

Actors

Suresh Gopi

(Dennis)Jayaram

(Ravi Shankar)Mohanlal

(Niranjan (Guest Role))Manju Warrier

(Abhirami (Aami))Kalabhavan Mani

(Monai)
And :
Sukumari
Janardhanan
Manjula Swaroop
Sangeetha
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