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Mayamohini (2012)

Mayamohini poster
Original title
മായാമോഹിനി
Directed by
Jose Thomas
Genre
comedy film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 43m
Rated
UA
Rating
3.4 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man pretends to be a woman to get out of trouble. His disguise leads to a series of comic misunderstandings and chaotic situations.

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What happens

Mayamohini is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by Jose Thomas and written by Udayakrishna and Siby K. Thomas, starring Dileep in the title role with Biju Menon, Mohan Sharma, Baburaj, Raai Laxmi, Mythili and Spadikam George in supporting roles. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film was the highest grossing Malayalam film of the year. The movie was remade in Kannada as Jai Lalitha. This movie generally received mixed reviews from the audience and was a blockbuster at the box office. It also became the highest grossing Malayalam movie of 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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