''Last Bench'' is a

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film, directed by

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and produced by T.B. Raghuanthan. The film stars Mahesh, Jyothi Krishna,

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and Chinchu Mohan in lead roles. The film had musical score by

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and Vishnu Sarath. This film marks the Malayalam debut of Mahesh.

Cast

* Mahesh as Rejimon *

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as Wilson Joseph *Vijeesh as Ambareesh *

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as Samkutty *

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as Rasheed * Jyothi Krishna as Sneha *

as Rosili *Manju Satheesh as Deepa *Chinchu Mohan *

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as Smitha * Vijayan Karanthoor as George *Ramadevi as Kamalam *Anoop George *Balachandran Chullikkaduu as Vinyan *Pooja

Release

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'' gave the film a rating of one-and-a-half out of five stars and noted that "Last Bench turns out to be a major disappointment". ''

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'' gave the film a rating of one out of five stars and noted that "Last Bench suffers from its intolerable pre-occupation with the past and the way characters are burdened with feelings of loss, guilt and longing".

References

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* 2012 films 2010s Malayalam-language films {{2010s-Malayalam-film-stub