Uttarayanam (1974)

Original title

ഉത്തരായണം

Directed by

G. Aravindan

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

U

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An unemployed young man searches for a job in Kerala. He meets a former freedom fighter who has become a corrupt contractor.

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What happens

Uttarayanam (English: Throne of Capricorn) is a 1975 Malayalam-language film directed by G. Aravindan and written by Thikkodiyan. Aravindan debuted with this film. The film, which exposes opportunism and hypocrisy set against the backdrop of the Independence struggle, is inspired by Aravindan's own cartoon series, titled Cheriya Manushyarum Valiya Lokavum (Small People and Big World), which was published in Mathrubhumi for several years. The film is about Ravi, an unemployed young man, who has to face a series of encounters during his search for a job. Ravi reflects on the past struggles of the anti-British freedom fighters he has learned about from his paralyzed father. He eventually meets Gopalan Muthalaly, a leader of Quit India movement, but now a corrupt contractor. Mohandas plays the protagonist and Kunju, Balan K. Nair, Adoor Bhasi, Kunjandi and Sukumaran play other roles. The film garnered wide critical praise and several awards, including five Kerala State Film Awards, upon release. An experimental film, it has influenced the parallel cinema movement in Kerala to a great extent. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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