Philip (Mammootty) is the owner of a financing company. Raju (Rahman), Philip's younger brother is a drug addict and is put under rehab. Convinced that he's out of his habit Philip sends him off to Madras to pursue his studies. However on a subsequent visit to the city Philip realises that Raju has gone back to his old habits. Amidst this Raju steals some money and gets away in Philip's car which meets with an accident killing him. Years later Philip gets married to Cicily (Sobhana) and one day mysteriously Raju comes back to their house alive.
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Mammootty
Philipose Manavalan (Thampi)
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Cicily
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Rahman
Raju Manavalan
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Krishnan
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G. S. Vijayan Director · S. N. Swamy Writer
First release January 25, 1989 · Original title ചരിത്രം
Languages
Original title
ചരിത്രം
Original language
Malayalam
Spoken on screen
Malayalam
Release dates
India · January 25, 1989
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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