''Garshom'' is a 1999

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film, directed by P. T. Kunju Muhammed. The film stars

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, Murali,

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and Siddique in the lead roles. The film has musical score by

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. It was the debut film of noted lyricist

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Plot summary

Nasseruddin (Nasser) is a straightforward man who has returned to India from the Gulf after spending 12 years doing hard labor. He hasn't been able to save up much for his wife, mother and two children. However, he has a very positive, calm mindset and tries doing business. His relatives are not keen to help him, although they are rich. A financial divide clearly appears between his family and their relatives leading to stressful situations for his children, wife and himself. Being a very truthful and straightforward person, he loses his business. He is arrested by the police for failure to repay a bank loan as well. After being bailed out, depressed and dejected, he returns home where his wife consoles him. His mother suggests that he head back to the Gulf to look for work, which he does.

Cast

as Noorja * Murali as Nazaruddin *

as Madhavankutty Master * Siddique as Hameed * Baby Hency as * Master Sidharth Sreekumar *

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as Jameela * Vani Vishwanath as Sumithra *

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as Aravindan * Devan as Hakkim *

Mamukkoya Mamukkoya (born 5 July 1946) is an Indian actor known for his work in Malayalam cinema, and has also appeared in French film ''Flammens of Paradise''. He has mostly appeared in comedic roles. His unique usage of the Mappila dialect and style mar ...

as Abdul Rahman *

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as Subair *

Unnikrishnan Namboothiri Korom Pulleri Vadhayarillathu Unnikrishnan Namboothiri (19 October 1923 20 January 2021) was an Indian actor in Malayalam movies. He mainly handled comedy roles and grandfather roles. His role as Dileep's grand father in the Malayalam movie K ...

as Bappu Haji * V. K. Sreeraman as K. C. Haji *

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as Aishu *

Kuthiravattom Pappu Padmadalakshan, better known by his stage name Kuthiravattam Pappu (24 December 1936 – 25 February 2000), was a popular Indian stage and film actor. His repertoire of acting was based on his unique style and use of the '' Kozhikodan'' dialect, ...

as Kannappan *Moideen Koya as Salim

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

and the lyrics were written by

Rafeeq Ahamed Rafeeq Ahmed (born 17 December 1961) is a Malayalam poet, lyricist and novelist. He has won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry and is a five-time winner of the Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyrics. With more than 600 songs in his cr ...

References

External links

* 1999 films 1990s Malayalam-language films {{1990s-Malayalam-film-stub