Naradhan Keralathil
1987 film by Crossbelt Mani
Naradhan Keralathil is a 1987 Indian Malayalam-language satirical film, directed by Crossbelt Mani and produced by Jayasree Mani. It was a big disaster at the box office. The film stars Jagathy Sreekumar, Mukesh, Nedumudi Venu and Hari in the lead roles. The film has musical score by M. K. Arjunan.
Cast
Nedumudi Venu as Naradhan
Jagathy Sreekumar as Mathan
Mukesh as Narayanan Namboothiri
Hari as Lord Vishnu
Ravi Menon as Lord Siva
C. I. Paul as Indran
Ratheesh as Sub Inspector Rajeevan
Bahadoor as Head Constable Kuttan Pillai
Kuthiravattam Pappu as Head Constable Appukkuttan
Bobby Kottarakkara as Police Constable Peppatti Poulose
Kaduvakulam Antony as Police Constable Annyayam Ousepp
Thodupuzha Vasanthi as Police Constable Saramma
Balan K. Nair as Menon
Vijayaraghavan as Khader
Lalithasree as Pattalam Janaki
Shari as Kausalya
Vettoor Purushan as Lambodharna
Poojapura Soman Nair
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. K. Arjunan and the lyrics were written by P. Bhaskaran.
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