''Varnam'' ( en, Colour) is a 1989

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. As the directorial debut of film director Ashokan, the film received critical acclaim and was well received.

Plot

Haridas moves to the city after his twin sister's death. Still struggling to keep his past, Haridas meet and fall in love with Ammu, the daughter of Major M.K. Nair. He learns that a local politician has cheated him out of a job to Manu, his classmate from college, and also suspects he killed his sister.

Cast

as Haridas *

as Manu Vishwanath * Ranjini as Ammu *

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as Major M. K. Nair *

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as Major's Wife *

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as Venkidy *

Parvathy Jayaram Ashwathy Kurup (born 7 April 1970), better known by her stage name Parvathy and married name Parvathy Jayaram (Aswathi Jayaram) , is a former Indian actress, costume designer and classical dancer, who appeared in Malayalam films. Parvathy was ...

as Revathy *

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as Varadan Pillai *

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as Gopan (cameo appearance) *

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 himself (cameo appearance) *

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as Manu's Brother * Usha as Ammu's Friend * Krishnan Kutty Nair as K. Purushothaman * N. L. Balakrishnan as Unni

Soundtrack

All songs are written by K. Jayakumar. *"Dala Marmaram (female)" - KS Chithra, Chorus *"Olavaalan" - MG Sreekumar *"Neru Neru" - CO Anto, Krishnachandran *"Dala Marmaram (male)" - MG Sreekumar *"Kripaya Paalaya" - MG Sreekumar

External links

* 1989 films 1980s Malayalam-language films 1989 comedy-drama films Indian comedy-drama films Indian psychological drama films 1989 directorial debut films Films scored by Ouseppachan Films shot in Thiruvananthapuram 1989 comedy films 1989 drama films {{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub