Movie: Ponthan Mada

Top 7 Billed Cast

Mammootty
Mammootty

Mada

Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah

Seema Thampuran

Laboni Sarkar
Laboni Sarkar

V K Sreeraman
V K Sreeraman

Janardhanan
Janardhanan

Maniyanpilla Raju
Maniyanpilla Raju

Lakshmi Krishnamurthy
Lakshmi Krishnamurthy

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    Set in 1940s,Ponthan Mada movie is about the irrational bonding of the low-caste Ponthan Mada with his colonial landlord Sheema Thampuran, who was expelled to British India from England during his youth for supporting the Irish Republican Army. Crossing the class boundaries, the two communicate through Thampuran's window, with Mada hanging from a palm tree.

  • Release Date

    1994-03-09

  • Average

    7.7

  • Rating:

    3.9 starts
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