Adikkurippu | |
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Directed by | K. Madhu |
Screenplay by | S. N. Swamy |
Story by | Jose Kurian |
Produced by | Thomas Mathew |
Starring | Mammootty Jagathy Sreekumar Urvashi |
Cinematography | Vipin Das |
Edited by | V. P. Krishnan |
Music by | Shyam |
Production company | Centauer Arts |
Distributed by | Century |
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Running time | 109 min |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
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