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Anveshichu Kandethiyilla (1968)

Anveshichu Kandethiyilla poster
Original title
അന്വേഷിച്ചു കണ്ടെത്തിയില്ല
Directed by
P. Bhaskaran
Genre
drama
Country
India
Runtime
2h 13m
Rated
U
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A nurse searches for happiness with good intentions but becomes disillusioned. The film follows her quest and questions a biblical idea about seeking.

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What happens

Anweshichu Kandethiyilla (transl. Sought But Didn’t Find) is a 1967 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by P. Bhaskaran and written by Parappurath. The film stars K. R. Vijaya, Sathyan and Madhu. Based on Parappurath's novel of the same name, it recounts the quest for happiness by a nurse with the best of intentions, but who is disillusioned. The film was made as a reply to the biblical homily, ‘seek and ye shall find’. Anweshichu Kandethiyilla won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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