Thalavattam (1986)
Vinod/Vinu (played by Mohanlal) is mentally ill and is hospitalized in the institution run by Dr. Ravindran ( M G Soman). Story progresses as Vinod recovers with the help of Dr. Savithri, Dr. Ravindran's daughter (Karthika) and Dr. Unnikrishnan (Nedumudi Venu) who finds that Vinu fell ill after the accidental death of his fiancée Anitha (Lizy). Later Vinu and Savithri fall in love but Savithri is already engaged to be married to her cousin, Hari(Mukesh). Plot progresses as Dr. Ravindran opposes the romance between the doctor and the recovered patient.
Director: Priyadarshan
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Mohanlal as Vinod |
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Lissy as Anitha |
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Nedumudi Venu as Dr. Unni Krishnan |
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M G Soman as Dr. Raviandran |
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Karthika as Savithri |
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Mukesh as Hari |
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Jagathy Sreekumar as Narayan |
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Sukumari as Nurse |
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Cochin Haneefa as Anthony |
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KPAC Lalitha as Subhadra Kunjamma |
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Sankaradi as Thirumeni |
| Writing | Priyadarshan | Writer |
| Directing | Priyadarshan | Director |
| Writing | Nedumudi Venu | Story |
| Production | G.P. Vijayakumar | Producer |
| Editing | N. Gopalakrishnan | Editor |
| Writing | Bo Goldman | Original Story |
| Writing | Lawrence Hauben | Original Story |
| Crew | S. Kumar | Cinematography |