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Oliyampukal (1990)

Oliyampukal poster
Original title
ഒളിയമ്പുകൾ
Directed by
Hariharan
Genre
drama
Country
India
Runtime
2h 31m
Rated
U
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A political activist goes up against a corrupt system in Kerala. The story follows his fight for justice through violent means.

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What happens

Oliyampukal (transl. The Hidden Arrows) is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language political action film, directed by T. Hariharan, written by Dennis Joseph, and produced by K. G. Rajagopal. The film stars Mammootty, Rekha, Thilakan and Kaviyoor Ponnamma. This film did average business and was dubbed into Telugu as Prathinidhi. The film had musical score by M S Viswanathan. It was a film directed by Hariharan without M. T. Vasudevan Nair as scenarist, soon after several films of the duo including the ever successful Oru Vadakkan Veeragadha (1989). This film also marked Aishwarya’s Malayalam debut (the daughter of notable South cinema female star, Lakshmi). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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