Bioscope
Top 10 Billed Cast
Dupont
Kaimal
Murugan Nair
Kumaran
Inspector
Malu
Mute girl
Ammini

Bioscope
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Set in the second decade of the 20th century, this is a story of cinema entering villages of Kerala. The protagonist Diwakaran gets attracted to the new machine, bioscope, at an exhibition by Frenchman DuPont, who does bioscope shows on the coasts of Tamil Nadu.
Release Date
2008-07-16
Average
6.8
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