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Janakan is a film of genre Drama with Mohanlal

Janakan (2010)

Janakan
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Length 2h30
Genres Drama,    Thriller
Rating54% 2.7104052.7104052.7104052.7104052.710405

Janakan (English: Father) is a Malayalam crime thriller film starring Mohanlal & Suresh Gopi, directed by Sanjeev N. R. The film was written by S. N. Swami. It was released on April 8, 2010 in Kerala and is distributed by Maxlab Entertainments.

Synopsis

Suresh Gopi plays the role of Vishwam, a man who has been convicted of the murder of those who raped his only daughter. Seetha, aka Anu (Priya Lal), is the heroine. She plays a college-going girl. Mohanlal plays Soorya Narayanan, an advocate who comes to the innocent man’s rescue. Soorya is one of the best lawyers in the entire country and is known to have a way with words. Soorya Narayanan takes it upon himself to release Vishwam from the clutches of the judiciary, because he is convinced of the man’s innocence.

Actors

Mohanlal

(Surya Narayanan)Suresh Gopi

(Viswanaathan)Priya Lal

(Seetha / Anu)Biju Menon

(Monai)Kaveri

(Seetha's mother)
And :
Jyothirmayi
Sindhu Menon
Harisree Ashok
Rejith Menon
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