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Minnunnathellam Ponnalla (1957)

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Minnunnathellam Ponnalla (Malayalam: മിന്നുന്നതെല്ലാം പൊന്നല്ല, English: Everything That Glitters Is Not Gold) is a 1957 Indian Malayalamaction film directed by R. Velappan Nair based on Raj Khosla's 1956 film CID and starring Sathyan, P. K. Sathyapal and Kumari Thankam.

Synopsis

Rajan is a detective who has come to investigate the murder of his friend, a newspaper editor. Rajan has to face numerous troubles during his investigation but he succeeds in finding the culprit and bringing him in front of justice.

Actors

Sathyan

(Rajan)G. K. Pillai

(Judge)Jose Prakash

(Prosecutor)S. P. Pillai

(Head Constable)T. S. Muthaiah

(Pachan)
And :
P. Narayankutty Menon
Adoor Pankajam
Miss Kumari
K. V. Shanthi
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