Aparan

Aparan

Aparan

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Aparan

1988

1h 55m

7.6(9 votes)

Mystery

Thriller

Overview

Viswanathan comes to the city for a job interview, only to find himself entangled in a crisis due to his resemblance with a gangster. Frustrated, he decides to find and face his doppelgänger with the help of a police inspector friend, but finding the imposter proves difficult, and the further they dig, the more mysterious and shocking their findings.

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20 members

Acting

Jayaram

Vishwanathan/ Uthaman

Jayaram

Acting

Shobana

Ambili

Shobana

Acting

Madhu

Keshava Pillai

Madhu

Acting

Mukesh

Inspector George

Mukesh

Acting

Sukumari

Lalitha

Sukumari

Acting

Jalaja

Sumangala

Jalaja

Acting

M G Soman

M.D Mohandas

M G Soman

Acting

Innocent

Bhaskaran

Innocent

Acting

Parvathy

Sindhu

Parvathy

Acting

K.P.A.C. Sunny

Kuriachan

K.P.A.C. Sunny

Acting

Shari

Anna

Shari

Acting

V K Sreeraman

Muthalali

V K Sreeraman

Acting

Jagathy Sreekumar

Santhosh

Jagathy Sreekumar

Acting

Valsala Menon

Meri Kuriyan

Valsala Menon

Acting

Ajith Kollam

Uthaman's accomplice

Ajith Kollam

Acting

Indrans

Postman

Indrans

Acting

Thezni Khan

Interview Candidate

Thezni Khan

Acting

Surasu

Thrikkottan Govinda Pillai

No Image

Acting

James Chacko

Man at the Restaurant

James Chacko

Acting

Poojappura Radhakrishnan

Office Peon

Poojappura Radhakrishnan

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