--- title: 'Naduvazhikal (1989)' type: 'film' director: 'Joshiy' released: '1989-01-01' countries: - 'India' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/naduvazhikal-1989' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0292142/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # Naduvazhikal (1989) 1989 · India Original title: നാടുവാഴികൾ ## Synopsis Naduvazhikal is a 1989 Indian Malayalam-language action crime film directed by Joshiy and written by S. N. Swami. The film was loosely based on The Godfather. It tells the story of Arjun (Mohanlal), who takes up the business empire of his father Ananthan (Madhu), who has been sent to jail, and his clashes with his father's rivals, the Chekkudi brothers. The film also features Murali, Devan, Thilakan, Kuthiravattom Pappu, Jagathy Sreekumar and Manianpilla Raju in supporting roles. The music was composed by Shyam. The film was released on 5 May 1989 to positive reviews and was one of the highest-grossing films of the year. The climax of the film was highly appreciated by critics and audience like. ## Credits - **Director:** [Joshiy](https://cinepixo.com/people/joshiy) - **Screenplay:** [S. N. Swamy](https://cinepixo.com/people/s-n-swamy) - **Original Music Composer:** [Shyam](https://cinepixo.com/people/shyam) - **Director of Photography:** [Jayanan Vincent](https://cinepixo.com/people/jayanan-vincent) ## Cast - [Madhu](https://cinepixo.com/people/madhu) - [Janardhanan](https://cinepixo.com/people/janardhanan) - [Jagathy Sreekumar](https://cinepixo.com/people/jagathy-sreekumar) - [Devan](https://cinepixo.com/people/devan-2) - [Mohanlal](https://cinepixo.com/people/mohanlal) - [Thilakan](https://cinepixo.com/people/thilakan) - [Rupini](https://cinepixo.com/people/rupini) - [Vijayaraghavan](https://cinepixo.com/people/vijayaraghavan) - [Kuthiravattam Pappu](https://cinepixo.com/people/kuthiravattam-pappu) - [Murali](https://cinepixo.com/people/murali) - [Sithara](https://cinepixo.com/people/sithara) - [Maniyanpilla Raju](https://cinepixo.com/people/maniyanpilla-raju) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/naduvazhikal-1989 Film facts: Wikidata (Q6958013); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.