| Vaishali | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Bharathan |
| Written by | M. T. Vasudevan Nair |
| Produced by | Atlas Ramachandran |
| Starring | Suparna Anand Sanjay Mitra V. K. Sreeraman Ashokan Geetha Babu Antony Nedumudi Venu |
| Cinematography | Madhu Ambat |
| Edited by | Bharathan |
| Music by | Ravi |
Production company | Chandrakanth Films |
| Distributed by | Chandrakanth Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Box office | ₹1 crore (US$120,000)[1] |
Vaisali is a 1989 Indian Malayalam-language epic mythological drama film directed and edited by Bharathan.[2][3] Produced by M. M. Ramachandran and scripted by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, it was an adaptation of a sub-story told by Vedavyasa to Yudhishthira in the epic Mahabharatha. It is the story of Vaisali, a devadasi girl who was assigned the mission of seducing Rishyasringa, the son of Vibhandaka and bringing him to Champapuri to perform a Yajna to bring rain.
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- ^ Ajith Kumar, P. K. (31 July 2008). "Remembering Bharathan". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
- ^ "30 years of Vaishali: a look back at the cult classic". OnManorama.