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Pathamudayam (1985)

Pathamudayam poster
Original title
പത്താമുദയം
Directed by
J. Sasikumar
Genre
drama
Country
India
Runtime
2h 16m
Rated
U
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A police officer goes undercover to take down a criminal gang. After he is killed, his twin brother steps in to avenge him and continue the mission.

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What happens

Pathamudayam (transl. Tenth sunrise) is a 1985 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by J. Sasikumar and written by S. L. Puram Sadanandan. It is a remake of the 1976 Hindi film Kalicharan, and the film stars Mohanlal, Urvashi, M. G. Soman and T. G. Ravi; Mohanlal played dual roles (for the first time in a film) as Sub-Inspector Jayamohan and Vikraman. The film features music composed by Darsan Raman.This film is considered to be one of the first blockbusters of Mohanlal. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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