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Thalappavu (2008)

Genre : Crime

Runtime : 1H 42M

Director : Madhupal

Synopsis

Thalappavu (English: The Headgear ) is a 2008 Malayalam film based on the story of Naxal Varghese and Police Constable P. Ramachandran Pillai, directed by Madhupal and written by Babu Janardhanan. The film portrays the social and political issues of the Naxalite era of the 1970s in Kerala.

Actors

Lal
Lal
S. Raveendran Pillai
Prithviraj Sukumaran
Prithviraj Sukumaran
Joseph
Dhanya Mary Varghese
Dhanya Mary Varghese
Saramma
Atul Kulkarni
Atul Kulkarni
Krishnadeva Saivar
Balu Varghese
Balu Varghese
Younger S. Raveendran Pillai
Rohini
Rohini
Karthyayani
Sudheer Karamana
Sudheer Karamana
Nalinakshan
Maniyanpilla Raju
Maniyanpilla Raju
Shivan Pillai
Sreejith Ravi
Sreejith Ravi
Karunan
Jagathy Sreekumar
Jagathy Sreekumar
Govinda Pillai
Geetha Vijayan
Geetha Vijayan
Rosamma
Saranya Sasi
Saranya Sasi
S. Raveendran Pilla's daughter
Renjusha Menon
Renjusha Menon
Santha Devi
Santha Devi
Trader Women
Gayathri Varsha
Gayathri Varsha
Jaanu

Crews

Madhupal
Madhupal
Director
Babu Janardhanan
Babu Janardhanan
Writer
Alex Paul
Alex Paul
Music
Shyam Dharman
Shyam Dharman
Music
Alagappan
Alagappan
Director of Photography
Don Max
Don Max
Editor

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