Nettippattam

Nettippattam

1991 · 125 min · ★ 6.7 · Comedy

Peethambaran (Sreenivasan) is an unemployed man who is addicted to solving other people's problems. He gives more priority to the people in his village than his family. His well intended actions though leads him to troubling situations.

Directed by Kaladharan Adoor · Written by Sasidharan Arattuvazhi

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