# Aryan (1988)

Malayalam · Released 1988-08-01

Aryan is a 1988 Malayalam film. Mohanlal Nair, Ramya Krishnan, Ramya, Shobana and Sithara Nair appear in it, alongside 1 more credited name.

Cast: Mohanlal Nair as Devanarayanan Namboothiri/Devan, Ramya Krishnan as Nirmala/Nimmi, Ramya as Nirmala/Nimmi, Shobana as Aswathy, Sithara Nair as Dhathrikutty, Sharat saxena as Majeed Khan

## Storyline
Aryan movie is all about Devanarayan (Mohanlal) who is a Brahmin priest who is falsely accused of theft and forced to leave his village in Kerala. He moves to Bombay where he gets drawn into the underworld through an ageing don Kareem (Goga Kapoor). Some interesting comment initially on Brahmin priesthood in Kerala, but halfway through the film goes haywire.

## Common questions

### When was Aryan released?
Aryan was released on 1 August 1988.

### Who stars in Aryan?
Mohanlal Nair, Ramya Krishnan, Ramya and Shobana star in Aryan.

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