Aparan(1988)
Viswanathan comes to the city for a job interview, only to find himself entangled in a crisis due to his resemblance with a gangster. Frustrated, he decides to find and face his doppelgänger with the help of a police inspector friend, but finding the imposter proves difficult, and the further they dig, the more mysterious and shocking their findings.
Movie: Aparan
Top 10 Billed Cast
Vishwanathan/ Uthaman
Ambili
Keshava Pillai
Inspector George
Lalitha
Sumangala
M.D Mohandas
Bhaskaran
Sindhu
Kuriachan
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Viswanathan comes to the city for a job interview, only to find himself entangled in a crisis due to his resemblance with a gangster. Frustrated, he decides to find and face his doppelgänger with the help of a police inspector friend, but finding the imposter proves difficult, and the further they dig, the more mysterious and shocking their findings.
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1988-02-12
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7.85
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