Melevaryathe Malakhakkuttikal

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Melevaryathe Malakhakkuttikal
Directed by Thulasidas
Screenplay byRajan Kiriyath
Story byGovind Padman
Produced byP. Sajithkumar
Starring Balachandra Menon
Geetha
Abhirami
Jomol
CinematographyKP Nambyathiri
Edited by Ranjan Abhraham
Music by Berny–Ignatius
Production
company
Pallavi International
Release date
  • 23 June 2000 (2000-06-23)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Melevaryathe Malakhakkuttikal (The Angels Above) is a 2000 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Thulasidas, starring Balachandra Menon, Geetha, Abhirami and Jomol. [1]

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Plot

In order to protect his family from his sexually abusive father, Sethumadhavan, in the guise of an elderly man, tries to protect the family.

Cast

Reception

One critic wrote that "The director has tried to maintain a balance to the two storylines that are running parallelly. All in all,Thulasidas has managed to bring out an entertainer with some drama and suspense, and succeeded in that". [4] Another critic wrote that "25th Film directed by Tulasidass disappoints everybody". [5]

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