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Nakshathrangale Kaaval (1978)

Nakshathrangale Kaaval poster
Original title
നക്ഷത്രങ്ങളേ കാവല്‍
Directed by
K. S. Sethumadhavan
Genre
Drama
Country
India
Runtime
2h 04m
Rated
U
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman is left alone to guard her home while the men are away. She faces threats both from outside and from her own loneliness.

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What happens

Nakshathrangale Kaaval (lit. 'The stars alone guard me') is a 1978 Indian Malayalam-language film adaptation of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award-winning novel of the same name by P. Padmarajan. It is directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by Hari Pothan and stars Jayabharathi, M. G. Soman, Sukumari and Adoor Bhasi in the lead roles. The film has musical score by G. Devarajan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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