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Lion

  • 2006
  • 2h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
733
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Dileep, Innocent Vareed Thekkethala, Kavya Madhavan, Saikumar, and Kalasala Babu in Lion (2006)
MalayalamActionComedyDramaMysteryThriller

An honest man neglected by his family members who are high grade officials wins the election as an independent candidate against his father and becomes high grade minister, rises in the poli... Read allAn honest man neglected by his family members who are high grade officials wins the election as an independent candidate against his father and becomes high grade minister, rises in the political field.An honest man neglected by his family members who are high grade officials wins the election as an independent candidate against his father and becomes high grade minister, rises in the political field.

  • Director
    • Joshiy
  • Writers
    • Udaykrishnan
    • Siby K. Thomas
  • Stars
    • Dileep
    • Kalasala Babu
    • Saikumar
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    733
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Joshiy
    • Writers
      • Udaykrishnan
      • Siby K. Thomas
    • Stars
      • Dileep
      • Kalasala Babu
      • Saikumar
    • 3User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Dileep
    Dileep
    • B. Krishnakumar
    Kalasala Babu
    Kalasala Babu
    • Balagangadhara Menon
    Saikumar
    Saikumar
    • Pavithran
    Kavya Madhavan
    Kavya Madhavan
    • Sharika
    Vijayaraghavan
    Vijayaraghavan
    • CI Vijayan
    Jagathy Sreekumar
    Jagathy Sreekumar
    • Joseph
    Innocent Vareed Thekkethala
    Innocent Vareed Thekkethala
    • Thomman Chacko
    • (as Innocent)
    Shammi Thilakan
    Shammi Thilakan
    • Collector Gopinathan IAS
    Riyaz Khan
    Riyaz Khan
    • ASP Harshan IPS
    Karthika
    Karthika
    • Meenakshi
    Shobha Mohan
    Shobha Mohan
    • Lakshmi
    Sreekumar
    Sreekumar
    • CM Avarachan
    Madhupal
    Madhupal
    • Krishnakumar's Friend
    Saji Soman
    • Krishnakumar's Friend
    Sreejith Ravi
    Sreejith Ravi
    • Krishnakumar's Friend
    Bineesh Kodiyeri
    Bineesh Kodiyeri
    • Krishnakumar's Friend
    Cochin Hanifa
    Cochin Hanifa
    • Chandy
    Bheeman Raghu
    Bheeman Raghu
    • DYSP Anantharaghavan
    • (as Raghu)
    • Director
      • Joshiy
    • Writers
      • Udaykrishnan
      • Siby K. Thomas
    • All cast & crew
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    • Alternate versions
      The UK release was cut, the distributor chose to remove sight of bloody violence in order to obtain a 12A classification. An uncut 15 classification was available.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • January 2006 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Malayalam
    • Production company
      • N.N.S. Arts
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 40m(160 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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