''Vembanad'' is a 1990

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, directed by Prof. Sivaprasad, starring

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, Mahesh and

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in the lead roles. This experimental film without dialogues won

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in 1990 and it was screened at the panorama section of 1991 Madras Film Festival. Film critic

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included the film on his list of the 10 best Malayalam movies of all time.

Cast

* Mahesh * Jayabharathi * Ranjini * TN Gopinathan Nair * Babu Namboothiri * Kaveri * Thesni Khan * Kuttyedathi Vilasini

References

External links

* 1991 films 1990s Malayalam-language films Films directed by Kaviyoor Sivaprasad {{1990s-Malayalam-film-stub