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-language film, directed by P. Anil and produced by S. Satheesh. The film stars Suresh Gopi, Roja Selvamani, Sangeetha, Thilakan,

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. The film has musical score by

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Plot

Adv. Sarathchandran fights against corruption, and criminal activities of politicians Krishnadas and Tripadi for dismantling their power.

Cast

* Suresh Gopi as Adv. Sarathchandran *

Roja Roja may refer to: * ''Roja'' (film), a 1992 Tamil-language film by director Mani Ratnam * ''Roja'' (soundtrack), a soundtrack album from the film * Roja Selvamani Roja Selvamani (born Sri Latha Reddy; 17 November 1972), also known as R. K. ...

as Nandana Menon * Sangeetha as Gopika Iyyer * Thilakan as Justice Ramaiyyer *

as S. Krishnadas * Devan as DCP Alexander

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N. F. Varghese Nadakkaparambil Francis Varghese (6 January 1950 – 19 June 2002) was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam film industry. He began his career as a mimicry artist in Kalabhavan, acting in minor roles, but later he turned to strong villain r ...

as Adv. Nambiyar *

Sathyapriya Sathyapriya is an Indian actress. She has acted in over 350 films, and played the heroine in a few of them. She made her debut in ''Manjal Mugame Varuga'' opposite Vijayakumar in Tamil. Her notable films include ''Besuge'', ''Dharmasere'', ''H ...

as Devaarayar *Kitty as Buvaneswar Tripadi *

Prathapachandran Prathapachandran (1941–2004) was an Indian actor, who worked predominantly in Malayalam film, Malayalam film industry, though he acted in a few Tamil and Telugu movies as well. He known for the portrayal of villainous and character roles in o ...

*Hemanth Ravan as Mirza Kasim *

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as Adv. Krishnan Kartha *

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as Salim, Sarath's assistant * Murali as Mukundan Menon * Chali Pala as Maheedran *Nandhu

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by

and the lyrics were written by Gireesh Puthenchery.

References

External links

* 1997 films 1990s Malayalam-language films Indian action thriller films 1997 action thriller films {{1990s-Malayalam-film-stub