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Chidambaram
Chidambaram

Chidambaram

Genres

Drama

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Chidambaram is based on a short story by noted Malayalam writer C. V. Shriraman. The film is a deeply symbolic exploration of the man-woman attraction leading to betrayal and eventually to the purgatory of guilt.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Malayalam

Runtime

103 mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

08 March 1985

Country

India

Cast

Smita Patil

Smita Patil

Shivagami

Sreenivasan

Sreenivasan

Muniyandi

Gopi

Gopi

Mohandas

Dr. Mohandas

Dr. Mohandas

Jacob

Nedumudi Venu

Nedumudi Venu

Himself

Innocent

Innocent

Himself

James Chacko

James Chacko

Johnson

Chandran Nair

Chandran Nair

Aanikkadu

Aanikkadu

Gopalakrishnan

Gopalakrishnan

Manju George

Manju George

L. C. R. Verma

L. C. R. Verma

Shivan

Shivan

Sathyasheelan

Sathyasheelan

Maarthaandam

Maarthaandam

Soman Nair

Soman Nair

Nadar

Nadar

Muraleedharan Pillai

Muraleedharan Pillai

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