Oral Mathram

Oral Mathram

1997 · 150 min · ★ 6.2 · Crime, Drama

Shekhara Menon (Thilakan) is retired income tax officer from Mumbai and has now settled in a remote village in Kerala. He owns some land and a house where he and his three daughters live together and leads a calm, silent and happy life. Menon owns a smaller house adjacent to his own which is given for rent, Hareendran (Mammootty) is a struggling small time contractor and comes in as a new tenant to the rented house.

Directed by Sathyan Anthikad · Written by S. N. Swamy

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