Asuravithu (1968)

Directed by

A. Vincent

Country

India

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man, the youngest son of a proud Nair family, struggles with social injustice and his own values in a 1960s Kerala village. The story focuses on Hindu-Muslim unity and the conflict between his inner feelings and the world around him.

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What happens

Asuravithu is a 1968 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by A. Vincent, starring Prem Nazir and Sharada. The film was scripted by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, based on his own novel Asuravithu. Set in a Kerala village in the 1960s, the political melodrama focuses on Hindu-Muslim unity. The film portrays the plight of the protagonist, the youngest son of a proud Nair tharavadu, as he is trapped between the social scenario, social injustice and his own inner consciousness. Prem Nazir's acting in the movie was well appreciated by the viewers. The film was the last of M. T.'s trilogy of political melodramas – the other two being Vincent's Murappennu (1965) and P. Bhaskaran's Iruttinte Athmavu (1967). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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