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Aaram Thamburan

Aaram Thamburan

19976.42h 47m

Overview

Jagannadhan moves to Kanimangalam and wins over the locals, but falls into trouble with Appan Thamburan, a feudal lord. It starts after he organises a festival that has been banned by Appan himself.

Directed by Shaji Kailas
Written by Ranjith
Produced by G Suresh Kumar
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Top Cast

Mohanlal

Mohanlal

Kanimangalam Jagannathan Thampuran (Aaraam Thampuran)

Manju Warrier

Manju Warrier

Unnimaya

Narendra Prasad

Narendra Prasad

Kulappully Appan Thampuran

Priya Raman

Priya Raman

Nayan Thara

Oduvil Unnikrishnan

Oduvil Unnikrishnan

Krishna Varma Thampuran

Srividya

Srividya

Subhadra Thamburatti

Augustine

Augustine

Thangalangadi Bappu

Maniyanpilla Raju

Maniyanpilla Raju

Soman Pillai

Saikumar

Saikumar

Nandakumar

Kunchan

Kunchan

Nambeesan

Themes & Keywords

templepalacefestivalkalari

About Aaram Thamburan

Aaram Thamburan is a action, drama film released in 1997 exploring themes of temple, palace, festival, kalari. Directed by Shaji Kailas, it stars Mohanlal, Manju Warrier, Narendra Prasad. Jagannadhan moves to Kanimangalam and wins over the locals, but falls into trouble with Appan Thamburan, a feudal lord. It starts after he organises a festival that has been banned by Appan himself.

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