| Dasharatham | |
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| Directed by | Sibi Malayil |
| Written by | A. K. Lohithadas |
| Produced by | Saga Appachan |
| Starring | Mohanlal Rekha |
| Cinematography | Venu |
| Edited by | L. Bhoominathan |
| Music by | Johnson |
Production company | Saga Films |
| Distributed by | Saga Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 157 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Dasharatham is a 1989 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written by A. K. Lohithadas and directed by Sibi Malayil. It stars Mohanlal, Rekha, Murali, Nedumudi Venu, Sukumaran, Karamana Janardanan Nair, Sukumari, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, and Jayabharathi. The music was composed by Johnson. The movie deals with the subject of traditional surrogacy.[1] The film was released on October 28 1989, on the occasion of Diwali.
Dasharatham is widely regarded as one of the best films from the writer-director duo Lohithadas-Sibi Malayil. Lohithadas won the Kerala Film Critics Award for Best Scriptwriter. Dasharatham was the first Malayalam film officially dubbed and released in Marathi as Mazaa Mulga (Meaning: My son).[2][3][4]
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