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Pranayam

Pranayam

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Pranayam

"Life is more beautiful than a dream"

2011

2h 19m

7.2(16 votes)

Romance

Drama

Overview

Menon runs into his former wife Grace, who is married to a bedridden Mathew and loves him immensely. The movie revolves around their crossing and emotes the meaning of love and its various forms.

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Fragrant Nature Film Creations

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Jaya Prada

Jaya Prada

Grace

Anupam Kher

Anupam Kher

Achutha Menon

Mohanlal

Mohanlal

Mathews

Anoop Menon

Anoop Menon

Suresh Menon

Nivetha Thomas

Nivetha Thomas

Young Grace

Sreenath Bhasi

Sreenath Bhasi

Arun

Dhanya Mary Varghese

Dhanya Mary Varghese

Asha

Aaryan Ramani Girijavallabhan

Aaryan Ramani Girijavallabhan

Young Achutha Menon

Apoorva Bose

Apoorva Bose

Megha

Niyaz Musaliyar

Niyaz Musaliyar

Saji

Creative team

Directed by: Blessy
Written by: Blessy
Produced by: P. K. Sajeev
Anne Sajeev

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