''Neelagiri'' (English: ''The Blue Mountain'', in reference to the town

Neelagiri Neelagiri Therku Thottam, commonly known as Neelagiri, is a panchayat town in the Thanjavur taluk of the Thanjavur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a part of the Thanjavur urban agglomeration. Demographics India census A ce ...

) is a 1991

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directed by I. V. Sasi and written by Ranjith, starring

Mammootty Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (; born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam films. He has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada ...

, Sunitha,

Madhoo Madhoo Shah (Madhubala) (born Padma Malini; 26 March 1969) is an Indian actress known for her works predominantly in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada language films. She was a part of Movies like '' Phool Aur Kaante'' (1991), '' Ro ...

, M. G. Soman, Anju and

Srividya Srividya (24 July 1953 – 19 October 2006), also known as Sreevidya, was an Indian actress best known for her work predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films, along with few Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films. In a career spanning for 40 years, ...

. The music was composed by M. M. Keeravani, credited as Maragathamani. The film was a box office hit.

Cast

as Sivan *

as Anitha/Anu Mol * Sunitha as Lakshmi *

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as Muthu * Anju as Usha * M. G. Soman as Shekhara Menon *

as Radha menon * Sangeeta as Ani's mother *

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-Sekhar *

Kuthiravattam 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, i ...

as Arumukhan * Aloor Elsy as Arumughan's Wife *

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as Rajappan *

Jagannatha Varma K. N. Jagannatha Varma (1 May 1939 – 20 December 2016) was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam film and television industry. He was also a Kathakali artist. His son Manu Varma is also an artist and his son-in-law Viji Thampi is a film dir ...

as CI Varma *

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as Ani's father *

Mala Aravindan Mala Aravindan (15 January 1939 – 28 January 2015) was an Indian actor. He was best known for his work as a comedian and character artist in Malayalam films. He has acted in over 500 films. Early life He was born in Vadavucode, Ernakulam ...

as Chackochan *

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as Chandru * Manu Varma as Arun *

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as Rankan *

Adoor Pankajam Adoor Pankajam (1929 – 26 June 2010) was an Indian actress, in Malayalam movies. She hailed from Adoor in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala state. Mainly, she was a supporting actress and a comedian. Her sister Adoor Bhavani was also a Ma ...

-muthiyamma

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* * http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/5636/neelagiri.html 1990s Malayalam-language films 1991 action films 1991 films Films scored by M. M. Keeravani Films directed by I. V. Sasi Indian action films Films shot in Ooty {{1990s-action-film-stub