Minnunnathellam Ponnalla (1957)
- Directed by
- R. Velappan Nair
- Country
- India
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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Police (1958)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.