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Minnunnathellam Ponnalla (1957)

Minnunnathellam Ponnalla poster
Directed by
R. Velappan Nair
Country
India
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A police officer investigates a criminal case in 1950s India. The story follows his pursuit of justice through clues and suspects.

suspensefulinvestigativenoir-ishdatedmelodramaticgritty

What happens

Minnunnathellam Ponnalla (transl. All that glitters is not gold) is a 1957 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film directed by R. Velappan Nair. It is a remake of the 1956 Hindi film CID and stars Sathyan, P. K. Sathyapal and Kumari Thankam. This was A. Janaki's debut Malayalam movie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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