''Narayam'' is a 1993
Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Sasi Sankar and starring
Murali and
Urvashi in lead roles.
Plot
Gayathri born into an impoverished
Hindu
Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...
Namboothiri family in
Palakkad takes up the post of teaching Arabic in a school in Kozhikode. There she is supported in her decision by writer and social activist Shekharan a widower with an only child and the manager of the school, Hajiyar. The prospect of a Hindu woman teaching Arabic to Muslim students leads to communal problems mainly led by three people, Menon who wants to take over the school management; by Hajiyar's son-in-law Azeez who happened to take bribe for appointing a Muslim as Arabic teacher at the school; and the shrewd politician Chelakkadan who is waiting for an opportunity to unleash a communal riot and thereby reap electoral votes.
Cast
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Urvashi as Gayathri
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Murali as Shekharan
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Kalpana
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Prathapachandran as Menon
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Vijayaraghavan as Azeez
* Aboobacker
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Jagadish
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Kuthiravattam Pappu
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M. R. Gopakumar
Mathar Ramakrishnan Gopakumar (born 24 September 1951) is an Indian film, television and theatre actor from Kerala. He began his acting career through Malayalam stage plays and later in tele-films and television serials and into films. In his car ...
as Damodharan Namboothiri
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M. S. Thripunithura
Madathilparambil Seshan Venkitaraman (26 May 1943 – 8 March 2006) known by his stage name M. S. Thripunithura was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam film Industry. He was born in Thripunithura in the erstwhile Cochin State. He died in Sho ...
as Iyer
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Mamukkoya
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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 Chelakkadan
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Santha Devi
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Santhakumari
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V. K. Sreeraman
Vettiyattil Krishnan Sreeraman (born 6 February 1953) is an Indian actor, writer, TV anchor and social worker.
Personal life and education
He was born into a middle-class family at Cheruvathani village near Kunnamkulam, situated in Thrissur di ...
as Hajiyar
References
External links
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1993 films
1990s Malayalam-language films
Best Film on Other Social Issues National Film Award winners
Films directed by Sasi Shanker
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