Agraharathil Kazhutai (1977)
- Original title
- அக்ரஹாரத்தில் கழுதை
- Directed by
- John Abraham
- Genre
- independent film
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 11 voters
- 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
The film is about a donkey that is brought to a Brahmin village and faces ridicule and rejection from the residents. It shows how the community treats the animal as an outsider and a target of scorn.
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What happens
Agraharathil Kazhutai (transl. Donkey in the Brahmin village) is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language film directed by John Abraham and written by Venkat Swaminathan. Inspired by Robert Bresson's French film Au hasard Balthazar (1966), the film stars M. B. Sreenivasan and Swathi. It revolves around a donkey which faces ridicule when brought to a Brahmin village. Agraharathil Kazhutai won the National Film Award for Best Tamil Feature Film. Though the film courted controversy as it was perceived as hurting Brahmin sentiments, and was largely shunned during its initial release, it attained cult status in later years. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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