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Punjabi House

Punjabi House

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Punjabi House

1998

2h 26m

7.2(26 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Drama

Overview

A fisherman saves a suicidal Unni, only to sell him to a Punjabi moneylender in Kerala. Unni is then forced to pose as a man with hearing and speech impairment, resulting in hilarious consequences.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Dileep

Dileep

Unni

Harisree Ashokan

Harisree Ashokan

Ramanan

Cochin Haneefa

Cochin Haneefa

Gangadharan

Mohini

Mohini

Pooja

Lal

Lal

Sikkandar Singh

Janardhanan

Janardhanan

Manninder Singh

Thilakan

Thilakan

Kaimal

Jomol

Jomol

Sujatha

Neena Kurup

Neena Kurup

Karishma

Indrans

Indrans

Uthaman

Creative team

Directed by: Mecartin
Raffi
Written by: Mecartin
Raffi

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