Chidambaram is based on a short story by noted Malayalam writer C. V. Shriraman. The film is a deeply symbolic exploration of the man-woman attraction leading to betrayal and eventually to the purgatory of guilt.
Casts Smita Patil, Sreenivasan, Gopi, Murali, Nedumudi Venu, Innocent, James Chacko, Dr. Mohandas, Chandran Nair, Aanikkadu
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