Bioscope (2008)
Overview
Set in the second decade of the 20th century, this is a story of cinema entering villages of Kerala. The protagonist Diwakaran gets attracted to the new machine, bioscope, at an exhibition by Frenchman DuPont, who does bioscope shows on the coasts of Tamil Nadu.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ml |
| Popularity | 1.087 |
Directed By
K.M. Madhusudhanan
Crew
K.M. Madhusudhanan
K.M. Madhusudhanan
Chandran Veyattummal
Bina Paul
M. J. Radhakrishnan
TOP CAST
Murugan
Diwakaran
Walter Wagner
Dupont
Ramgopal Bajaj
Kaimal
Nedumbaram Gopi
Murugan Nair
Bharathan Najrakkal
Kumaran
T. V. Gangadharan
Inspector
Nilamboor Ayesha
Malu
Anusha Mohan
Mute girl
Kuttyedathi Vilasini
Ammini
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