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Aayirathil Oruvan (2009 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Aayirathil Oruvan' is a 2009 Malayalam-language drama film directed by Sibi Malayil, starring Kalabhavan Mani.
Plot
Aravindan is an ever sacrificing brother who gets himself into a financial mess, following the marriage of his younger sister. As he strives hard to pay off the debt, he ends up borrowing even more and starts his slow and tragic descent into an abyss of no return.
Cast
*Kalabhavan Mani as Aravindan
*Sujitha as Saraswathi
*K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Padmavathi
*Thilakan as Krishnan
*Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Sreedharan
*Indrans as K. P. K. Nair
*Salim Kumar as Usman
*Irshad as Rameshan
*Anil Murali
*Kochu Preman as Kunjukuttan
*Senthil as Annachi
*Sudheesh as Babu
*Janardanan as Eenasu
*Madhupal as Dineshan
*Kozhikode Sharada as Cheeru Valliyamma
*Shammi Thilakan as Vishwambaran
*Geeth Seth
*Anu Joseph as Aravindan's sister
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of the film was composed by Mohan Sithara with lyrics by veteran poet and lyricist Yusuf Ali Kechery.
Reception
'Rediff.com' gave the film 3.5 stars, saying "If not for anything else, you should see 'Aayirathil Oruvan' if you are missing the old world charm in the movies these days". 'The Hindu' wrote, "Though 'Ayirathil Oruvan', directed by Sibi Malayil, was in the can for four years, the movie scores a point for its story line and some brilliant performances".
References
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