Aanaval Mothiram is a 1991 Malayalam film directed by G. S. Vijayan

G. S. Vijayan

G. S. Vijayan is an Indian director, primarily works in Malayalam. G. S. Vijayan is known his real presentation of characters. He had his debut with Mammootty's Charithram. His other films includes Aanaval Mothiram and Khoshayathra.-Future Project:...

, written by T. Damodaran

T. Damodaran

T. Damodaran is a screenwriter of Malayalam cinema. He has scripted some of the biggest blockbusters in Malayalam cinema. Damodaran and director I. V. Sasi teamed up to produce many hit movies, including Angadi, Eee Nadu, Vartha, Avanazhi, Inspector Balram, 1921, Adimakal Udamakal, and Balram vs....

, and starring Sreenivasan, Suresh Gopi

Suresh Gopi

Suresh Gopinathan Nair , often credited as Suresh Gopi , is an Indian film actor who works mainly in Malayalam cinema; he is famous for his roles in police dramas. He is noted for his leading roles as much as his character roles...

, Saranya Ponvannan

Saranya Ponvannan

Saranya Ponvannan, is an Indian film actress, who has predominantly appeared in Tamil language films. Saranya made her debut in a lead role in Mani Ratnam's Nayagan and went on to play lead roles in a few films during the late 1980s...

, and Jagathy Sreekumar

Jagathy Sreekumar

Sreekumar Achary, better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar, is an Indian film actor who has performed in more than 1,000 Malayalam films. He has also directed two films and has written screenplays for two films...

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This film is an uncredited remake of the 1990 American film Short Time

Short Time

Short Time is a 1990 comedy movie by Gregg Champion and starring Dabney Coleman, Matt Frewer and Teri Garr. The film was released on Region 2 DVD by Carlton International Media UK in 2002...

directed by Gregg Champion and written by John Blumenthal and Michael Berry.

Plot

The movie is about an average police officer who mistakenly believes he has a fatal disease and is about to die soon. He eyes the insurance payout his family would get if he dies in action and embarks on impossible missions to get himself killed in action. Little does he know that the diagnosis is wrong and he is in fact healthy. The movie comically chronicles his new found bravado.

Cast

• Sreenivasan as James Pallithara
• Suresh Gopi
  Suresh Gopi
  Suresh Gopinathan Nair , often credited as Suresh Gopi , is an Indian film actor who works mainly in Malayalam cinema; he is famous for his roles in police dramas. He is noted for his leading roles as much as his character roles...
  
   as Nandakumar
• Sara as Sruthi
• Saranya Ponvannan
  Saranya Ponvannan
  Saranya Ponvannan, is an Indian film actress, who has predominantly appeared in Tamil language films. Saranya made her debut in a lead role in Mani Ratnam's Nayagan and went on to play lead roles in a few films during the late 1980s...
  
   as Annie
• Jagathi Sreekumar as Chellappan
• Karamana Janardanan Nair
  Karamana Janardanan Nair
  Karamana Janardanan Nair was one of the most famous Malayalam film actors during the 80s and 90s. He won wide acclaim especially for the role of the protagonist in Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s Elippathayam. He is best remembered for his roles in Agnidevan and in Sphadikam . His last role was as Fr....
  
   as Home Minister
• Riza Bava
  Riza Bava
  Rizabava is an Indian actor who is best known for his role as John Honai in the 1990 Malayalam film In Harihar Nagar.-Movies:# Sound of Boot .... Abdul Sathar# College Kumaran # Mulla .... Venu# Paradesi...
  
   as Commissioner Sajith Kumar
• Rajan P. Dev
  Rajan P. Dev
  Rajan P Dev was an Indian film and stage actor. He was born in Cherthala in the Alappuzha district of the former state Thiru-Kochi . He had acted in over 140 films in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films. He was noted for his villain roles laced with a touch of humour...
  
   as Kuruvila
• K.P.A.C. Sunny as D.I.G. Mathew Kurien
• Jagannatha Varma
  Jagannatha Varma
  K. N. Jagannatha Varma is a Malayalam film and seriel actor. He is also an accomplished Kathakali artist.his son Manu Varma also a recoganized artist and his son in law Viji Thampi is a well known Film Director. He acted in a number of Malayalam movies performing stereo typical roles of a senior...
  
   as I. G. Karthikeyan
• Kundara Johny as John
• Keerikadan Jose as Guru
• Gavin Packard
  Gavin Packard
  Gavin Packard is a British origin Indian actor. He had worked in Bollywood as well as other Indian language films like Malayalam, Telugu etc. He played the villain roles in many super hit films of 90's like Mohra, Tadipaar and Chamatkar. He had also acted in Malayalam films like Aayushkalam, Season...
  
   as Alberto Fellini
• Ravi Vallathol as Bank Manager