Kodungallooramma (1968)

Original title

കൊടുങ്ങല്ലൂരമ്മ

Directed by

Kunchacko

Genre

history, drama

Country

India

Runtime

2h 15m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film tells the story of Kannagi, a woman who seeks justice after her husband is wrongly executed. It connects her story to the origins of a temple in Kodungallur.

mythologicaltragicreverentcontemplativeslow-burnhistoricalemotionally intensedramatic

What happens

Kodungallooramma is a 1968 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed and produced by Kunchacko. The film stars Prem Nazir, K. R. Vijaya, Adoor Bhasi and Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair. It was based on the Tamil poem Chilappathikaram by Ilango Adigal and also tells the story of Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple, where the leading deity is also considered as Kannagi, the heroine of Chilappathikaram. The film had musical score by K. Raghavan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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