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Balettan (2003)

Balettan poster
Original title
ബാലേട്ടന്‍
Directed by
V. M. Vinu
Genre
family film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 25m
Rated
U
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A respected family man faces challenges that test his relationships and his role in the household. The story follows his efforts to keep his family together and uphold his values.

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What happens

Balettan is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film directed by V. M. Vinu, written by T. A. Shahid, and produced by M. Mani. It stars Mohanlal in the title role, along with Devayani, Nedumudi Venu, Harisree Ashokan, Riyaz Khan, Innocent, and Jagathy Sreekumar. The film's songs were composed by M. Jayachandran, while the background score was provided by C. Rajamani. The film was released on 28 August 2003. Balettan was a blockbuster at the box office and the highest grossing Malayalam movie of the year and ran for more than 200 days in theatres. It won the Kerala Film Critics Association Awards for Best Popular Film. The film was remade in Telugu as Rajababu (2006). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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