Movie: Thalappavu

Top 10 Billed Cast

Lal
Lal

S. Raveendran Pillai

Prithviraj Sukumaran
Prithviraj Sukumaran

Joseph

Dhanya Mary Varghese
Dhanya Mary Varghese

Saramma

Atul Kulkarni
Atul Kulkarni

Krishnadeva Saivar

Rohini
Rohini

Karthyayani

Sudheer Karamana
Sudheer Karamana

Nalinakshan

Maniyanpilla Raju
Maniyanpilla Raju

Shivan Pillai

Sreejith Ravi
Sreejith Ravi

Karunan

Jagathy Sreekumar
Jagathy Sreekumar

Govinda Pillai

Balu Varghese
Balu Varghese

Young S. Raveendran Pillai

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    Thalappavu (English: The Headgear ) is a 2008 Malayalam film loosely based on the events related to Naxal Varghese and Police Constable P. Ramachandran Nair. The film portrays the social and political issues of the Naxalite era of the 1970s in Kerala.

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    2008-09-12

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    7.2

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