Ayal Njanalla | |
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Directed by | Vineeth Kumar |
Written by | Vineeth Kumar |
Story by | Ranjith |
Produced by | Sundar Menon |
Starring | Fahadh Faasil Mrudula Murali Divya Pillai Akshat Singh |
Cinematography | Shamdat Sainudeen |
Edited by | Manoj |
Music by | Manu Ramesan |
Production company | Sun Ads & Film Productions (LLP) |
Distributed by | Sun Ads & Film Productions (LLP) |
Release date |
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Running time | 149 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
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