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Valliettan (2000)

Valliettan poster
Original title
വല്ല്യേട്ടന്‍
Directed by
Shaji Kailas
Genre
action film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 51m
Rated
A
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man returns to his ancestral home to reclaim it and take care of his younger brothers. The story follows his efforts to restore their family's legacy like the Pandavas in the Mahabharata.

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What happens

Valliettan (transl. Elder brother) is a 2000 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed by Shaji Kailas and scripted by Ranjith. It stars Mammootty, Shobana, Sai Kumar, N. F. Varghese, Siddique and Manoj K Jayan. the film is about an elder brother reclaiming his ancestral house and living for his younger brothers. Similar to the Pandavas in Mahabharat, Arackal Madhavanunni and his brothers are winning back their empire. The film was released on 10 September 2000. It was remade in Kannada as Jyeshta by director Suresh Krissna with Vishnuvardhan in the lead role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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