Varaphalam
Aug 30 1994
•2h 27m
•Family, Comedy, Drama
The story is about Thilakan and his two adopted sons, one of them blind, Unni (Sreenivasan), and the other one deaf, Balan (Mukesh). The story takes a turn when the sons marry and their in-laws try to steal the family money. Krishnankutty (Jagathy) is the clever but honest caretaker for the deaf and blind siblings who is constantly at odds with their in-laws. The father (Thilakan), carries the burden of sorting things out.
Cast
See allSreenivasan
Unni
Mukesh
Balan
Thilakan
Achan
Maathu
Balan's wife
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