Charithram (1989)

Philip (Mammootty) is the owner of a financing company. Raju (Rahman), Philip's younger brother is a drug addict and is put under rehab. Convinced that he's out of his habit Philip sends him off to Madras to pursue his studies. However on a subsequent visit to the city Philip realises that Raju has gone back to his old habits. Amidst this Raju steals some money and gets away in Philip's car which meets with an accident killing him. Years later Philip gets married to Cicily (Sobhana) and one day mysteriously Raju comes back to their house alive.

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Top billed cast

MammoottyPhilipose Manavalan (Thampi)
ShobanaCicily
RahmanRaju Manavalan
LissyRenu
MuraliJohn
Jagathy SreekumarSivankutty (Ambili)
JalajaGracy
JanardhananDySP Cherian
Kuthiravattam PappuKrishnan
Poojappura RaviKurup

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