| 1 | '''Sandesham''' |
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| 4 | 1991 146’ col Malayalam |
| 5 | d Sathyan Andhikkad pc Evershine Prod. |
| 6 | s Srinivasan lyr Kaithapram c Vipin Mohan |
| 7 | m Johnson |
| 8 | lp Thilakan, Jayaram, Srinivasan, Siddique, |
| 9 | Madhu, Kaviyoor Ponnamma |
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| 12 | Popular social satire by the leading Malayalam |
| 13 | genre practitioners addressing political parties |
| 14 | and slogan-shouting activists. Having retired as |
| 15 | a stationmaster in Tamil Nadu, the hero |
| 16 | (Thilakan) returns to Kerala after 30 years to |
| 17 | find his two unemployed sons (Srinivasan and |
| 18 | Jayaram) have become full-time hangers-on in |
| 19 | opposing political parties, asserting their |
| 20 | strident political rhetoric both in and out of the |
| 21 | house. The two sons try in vain to put ‘service |
| 22 | before self’ until their harassed father, on the |
| 23 | verge of ruin, makes them see sense. The |
| 24 | positive contrast is provided by the enterprising |
| 25 | and prudent agricultural officer (Siddique) who |
| 26 | marries their sister and represents the film’s |
| 27 | plea on behalf of apolitical, small businesses. |
| 28 | The typically hilarious dialogue by Srinivasan |
| 29 | bolsters this message. |
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| 31 | [[Film]] |