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Summary
Vanaprastham (1999, Malayalam) has not been rated yet; 1 review read, is rated 7+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on JioHotstar in India.
Kunhikuttan, a famous Kathakali dancer, meets Subhadra, a woman from an upper caste family, who falls in love with his character rather than himself.
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Cast & crew
MohanlalLead
Suhasini ManiratnamCast
Kalamandalam GopiCast
Cuckoo ParameswaranCastMattannoor SankarankuttyCast
Cast
Directed by Shaji N. Karun · written by Shaji N. Karun & Pierre Assouline & Raghunath Paleri · music Zakir Hussain
MohanlalLeadSuhasini ManiratnamCastKalamandalam GopiCastCuckoo ParameswaranCastMattannoor SankarankuttyCastShaji N. KarunDirector · Writer
Pierre AssoulineWriter
Raghunath PaleriWriter
Zakir HussainMusic
Santosh SivanCinematography
Renato BertaCinematography
Sreekar PrasadEditing
Joseph GuinvarchEditing
MohanlalLead
Suhasini Maniratnam
Kalamandalam Gopi
Cuckoo Parameswaran
Mattannoor Sankarankutty
Venmani Haridas
Venmani Vishnu
Kalamandalam Kesavan
Bindu Panicker
Raveena Ravi
Sindhu Shyam
Full crew
Production designPrakash Moorty
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Summary
Kunhikuttan, a famous Kathakali dancer, meets Subhadra, a woman from an upper caste family, who falls in love with his character rather than himself.
Vanaprastham (1999, Malayalam) has not been rated yet; 1 review read, is rated 7+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on JioHotstar in India.
Where to watch
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What the critics said
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The critic’s own number where they gave one
Emanuel Levy · 21 May 1999
The critic calls Vanaprastham a handsome, meticulously made period drama that affirms Shaji Karun's stature among India's top filmmakers, treating… Read it there →
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