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Ishtam is a film of genre Comedy directed by Sibi Malayil with Dileep
Ishtam (2001)
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Add to a movie listIshtam is a 2001 Malayalam film directed by Sibi Malayil starring Dileep and Navya Nair. This was Navya's first movie.
Ishtam was later remade in Hindi as Mere Baap Pehle Aap by Priyadarshan.
Synopsis
Since his mother died twenty four years ago, Pavan (Dileep) lives with his widower father Krishnankutty Menon (Nedumudi Venu) who is struggling with his loneliness. Pavan meets Anjana (Navya Nair), who was his old college mate, who lives with her music teacher Sridevi, who is unmarried. It turns out that Krishnankutty Menon and Sridevi(Jayasudha) were actually sweethearts some years back. Pavan, Anjana, Narayanan(Innocent) and Pavan's brother(Sreenivasan) make a plan to join them after all these years. Pavan and Anjana also fall in love in the interim.Actors
Dileep
(Pavan K. Menon)
Navya Nair (Dhanya Veena)
Nedumudi Venu
(Krishnankutty Menon)
Jayasudha Kapoor
Innocent
(Narayanan)
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