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

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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