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Kaalapani
79%
Movie
2h 58m
AI Analysis
Kaalapani (1996) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Kaalapani (1996) — a movie tagged as Action and Drama with epic moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Govardhan, a doctor by profession, is wrongly accused of bombing a train and is jailed by the British in Cellular Jail, also known as Kala Pani in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He witnesses sufferings of hundreds of Indian prisoners there. Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect steady storytelling (~178 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Kaalapani 79% (35 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
AI verdict
Kaalapani is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
79%
from 35 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Govardhan, a doctor by profession, is wrongly accused of bombing a train and is jailed by the British in Cellular Jail, also known as Kala Pani in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He witnesses sufferings of hundreds of Indian prisoners there.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1996-04-06
- Runtime
- 2h 58m
- TMDB rating
- 7.9
- TMDB ID
- 255459
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Is there an official trailer for Kaalapani?
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What is Kaalapani about?
Govardhan, a doctor by profession, is wrongly accused of bombing a train and is jailed by the British in Cellular Jail, also known as Kala Pani in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He witnesses sufferin... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Kaalapani?
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How long is the movie Kaalapani?
The official runtime for Kaalapani is approximately 178 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Mohanlal
Govardhan Menon

Prabhu
Mukund Iyengar

Amrish Puri
Mirza Khan

Tabu
Parvathi

Vineeth Radhakrishnan
G.S. Sethu

Nedumudi Venu
Sreekandan Nair

Alex Draper
David Berry

Annu Kapoor
Veera Savarkar

Delhi Ganesh
Pandiyan

Sreenivasan
Moosa

Cochin Haneefa
Ahmed Kutty

Maniyanpilla Raju
Nair

John Kolvenbach

Tinnu Anand

Babitha
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Laxmi Rattan
Venkatesh
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