Man of the Story

Man of the Story

Man of the Story

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Man of the Story

"An emotional journey through time and history"

1995

1h 47m

6.5(8 votes)

Drama

Overview

This intimately-constructed drama traces the consequences of the tumultuous political and social changes that swept through India in the years since pre-Independence 1937.

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NHK

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Vishwanathan

Kunjunni

Mini Nair

Mini Nair

Meenakshi

Aranmula Ponnamma

Aranmula Ponnamma

Muthassi

Urmila Unni

Urmila Unni

Kunjunni's Mother

KPAC Lalitha

KPAC Lalitha

Janamma

Babu Namboothiri

Babu Namboothiri

Veluchar

Oduvil Unnikrishnan

Oduvil Unnikrishnan

Pachu Pillai

Narendra Prasad

Narendra Prasad

Vasu

Mukesh

Mukesh

Man Who Buys the House

Jagadish

Jagadish

Thomas Tharakan

Creative team

Directed by: Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Written by: Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Produced by: Adoor Gopalakrishnan

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