| Aparan | |
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| Directed by | P. Padmarajan |
| Screenplay by | P. Padmarajan |
| Story by | P. Padmarajan M. K. Chandrasekharan |
| Produced by | Ajitha |
| Starring | Jayaram Shobana Mukesh Madhu Parvathi Sukumari |
| Cinematography | Venu |
| Edited by | B. Lenin |
| Music by | Johnson |
Production company | Supriya International |
| Distributed by | Thomson Films |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Aparan (transl. Imposter) is a 1988 Indian Malayalam-language mystery psychological thriller film written and directed by P. Padmarajan, based on his short story of the same name. It stars Jayaram, Mukesh, Shobana, Parvathy Jayaram and Madhu. The film is about mistaken identity and the problems that a young, innocent man has to endure in life.[1] The film was the debut of Jayaram and was a critical as well as commercial success. The film was remade in Tamil as Manidhan Marivittan (1989). The film is considered as a cult classic in Malayalam cinema.[2]
- ^ Shrijith, Sajin (23 August 2018). "Padmarajan's Aparan still remains fresh after 30 years". Cinema Express. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Jayaram on 34 years of 'Aparan': The day I first met Aswathi". The Times of India. 18 February 2022.