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357:as Indira
337:as Chandu
335:Jayasurya
275:Kal Manja
258:Alex Paul
238:Jayasurya
199:Malayalam
120:Alex Paul
106:Edited by
73:Jayasurya
1108:Superman
1092:Director
982:"Review"
441:as Salim
397:Siddique
387:as Karim
381:as Romeo
260:, while
196:Language
116:Music by
69:Starring
1255:The Car
810:Kannada
714:Jyotsna
698:Jyotsna
563:Chennai
544:Filming
512:Casting
493:Nandana
421:Indrans
361:Vineeth
355:Bhavana
270:Kannada
254:Bhavana
242:Vineeth
212:transl.
188:Country
165: (
134:company
126:(score)
85:Vineeth
81:Bhavana
1298:(2007)
1295:Mayavi
1290:(2007)
1282:(2003)
1274:(2001)
1266:(1998)
1258:(1997)
1250:(1996)
1242:(1995)
1234:(1995)
1226:(1992)
1218:(1992)
1207:Writer
1199:(2017)
1191:(2014)
1183:(2011)
1175:(2009)
1167:(2007)
1159:(2005)
1151:(2004)
1143:(2002)
1135:(2000)
1127:(2000)
1119:(1998)
1111:(1997)
1103:(1996)
1023:9 June
998:6 June
899:23 May
849:6 June
804:Remake
792:Legacy
716:, Balu
632:Length
294:Madras
252:, and
1287:Romeo
1164:Hallo
644:Afsal
626:Title
602:Music
391:Madhu
191:India
1048:IMDb
1025:2022
1000:2022
987:Sify
943:Sify
919:Sify
901:2022
851:2022
777:Sify
749:3:48
733:3:41
719:5:25
702:3:59
686:3:55
683:Balu
672:4:41
652:4:25
457:Ramu
328:Cast
282:Plot
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622:No.
367:Lal
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