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Ekakini (1978)

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How it feels

A woman travels alone through the landscapes of Kerala. The film follows her encounters and inner reflections during the journey.

contemplativelonelyslow-burnmelancholicvisually lushbleakatmosphericintrospectivewandering

What happens

Ekakini is a 1978 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by G. S. Panicker. The film stars Shobha, Indra Balan and Ravi Menon in the lead roles. The film is an adaptation of the short story "Karutha Chandran" by M. T. Vasudevan Nair. It was Panicker's directorial debut. Noted painter C. N. Karunakaran also made his debut as art director with this film. Suresh Babu won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Editor for Ekakini. It is considered the first road movie in Malayalam cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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