Adimakal Udamakal (1987)

Director
I. V. Sasi

Main cast
Mammootty; Mohanlal; Nalini; Seema; Urvashi

Genres
Drama

Description
It is a political film on trade union and its functioning in factories. The story revolves a trade union and company owner. She brings new manager Mohan Cheriyan (Mohanlal) to solve the company issues with trade union leaders. When the company was about to lay off due to union problems, Raghavan (Mammootty)suggest a new formula for solving the company issues and this leads to save the company.


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