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Aparan(Movie, 1988)

Original title: "അപരൻ" (Malayalam/ML)
1h 55min | Genres: Mystery, Thriller
AparanRating: 4.1/5 (with 22 votes)
Aparan (transl. Imposter) is a 1988 Indian Malayalam-language mystery psychological thriller filmwritten and directed by P. Padmarajan, based on his short story of the same name. It stars Jayaram, Mukesh, Shobana, Parvathy Jayaram and Madhu. The film is about mistaken identity and the problems that a young, innocent man has to undergo in his life. The film was the debut of Jayaram and it was a critical as well as commercial success. The film was remade in Tamil as Manidhan Marivittan (1989). The film is considered as a cult classic in Malayalam cinema. ()
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About Aparan

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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Additional Information

Production country: India
Original language: Malayalam (ML)
Spoken languages: Malayalam (ML)
Translated into 1 language: English (EN)
Status: Released
Release date US: 08/08/1988
Cast: Jayaram
Director: P. Padmarajan
Director of Photography: Venu
Composer: Johnson

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