
Above the Rim(1994)
Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard.



Vijay Sethupathi

Malavika Mohanan

Raj B Shetty

Kishore
Pocket Novel is a crime, thriller, drama film. Directed by Thiagarajan Kumararaja, it stars Vijay Sethupathi, Malavika Mohanan, Raj B Shetty.
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