Urvashi and daughter Teja Lakshmi to star together in Paablo Paarty
Paablo Paarty, scripted by Bibin Abraham Mecheril from a story penned by Malikappuram writer Abhilash Pillai, features an ensemble cast including Mukesh, Siddique, Saiju Kurup, Shine Tom Chacko, Balu Varghese, Anusree, Aparna Das, Bobby Kurian, Rony David Raj, Govind Padmasoorya, Anna Rajan and Meenakshi Raveendran. The film has cinematography by Nikhil S Praveen, editing by Kiran Das, music by Ranjin Raj and sound design by M R Rajakrishnan. It is jointly produced by Abhilash, Amjith S K, Sineesh Ali and Urvashi under the banners of Abhilash Pillai World of Cinemas, Texas Film Factory and Ever Star Indian.
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In purdah, Kerala film producer protests ‘male domination'
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