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2015 · 110 min · ★ 7.8 · Drama

Film tells the story of marginalized people in Kerala through the life of a father who working as a temporary cleaner and his Eight year old son.

Directed by Bijukumar Damodaran · Written by Bijukumar Damodaran

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