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Bioscope

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Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Malayalam

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

16 July 2008

Country

India

Cast

Murugan

Murugan

Diwakaran

Walter Wagner

Walter Wagner

Dupont

Ramgopal Bajaj

Ramgopal Bajaj

Kaimal

Nedumbaram Gopi

Nedumbaram Gopi

Murugan Nair

Bharathan Najrakkal

Bharathan Najrakkal

Kumaran

T. V. Gangadharan

T. V. Gangadharan

Inspector

Mekha Rajan

Mekha Rajan

Nilamboor Ayesha

Nilamboor Ayesha

Malu

Anusha Mohan

Anusha Mohan

Mute girl

Kuttyedathi Vilasini

Kuttyedathi Vilasini

Ammini

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