Anantaram (1987)
A young man narrates two conflicting accounts of his life, changing the details and incidents in both, as he slowly approaches madness.
Director:
Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Writer:
Adoor Gopalakrishnan
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Ashokan as Ajayan (adult) |
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Sudheesh as Ajayan (child) |
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Shobana as Sumangali / Nalini |
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Mammootty as Dr. Balu |
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Bahadoor as Mathai |
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Krishnankutty Nair as Patient |
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Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Yoginiyamma |
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Adoor Pankajam as Lakshmi amma |
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Kukku Parameswaran as Nurse |
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K. P. A. C. Azeez as Gambler |
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B K Nair as Compounder |
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Vembayam Thampi as Raman Nair |
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Chandran Nair as |
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P. Ganga as |
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John Samuel as |
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N B Thambi as Doctor Uncle |
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Srinivasa Sarma as |
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Unni Pillai as |
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Somasekharan Nair as |
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Shanmugam Pillai as |
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Annakutty as |
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Mumthas as |
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Lolitha as |
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Geethi Prasad as |
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Aliyar as |
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M Chandran Nair as Malayalam Teacher |
| Sound | M. B. Sreenivasan | Music |
| Directing | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | Director |
| Writing | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | Screenplay |
| Writing | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | Story |
| Production | K Raveendran Nair | Producer |
| Editing | M. Mani | Editor |
| Camera | Mankada Ravi Varma | Director of Photography |