Underplayed Gems

Madanolsavam (1978)

Madanolsavam poster
Original title
മദനോത്സവം
Directed by
N. Sankaran Nair
Genre
soundtrack
Country
India
Runtime
2h 34m
Rated
U
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young couple navigates love and family expectations in a romantic drama set in India. The story follows their relationship through joys and hardships.

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What happens

Madanolsavam is a 1978 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film written and directed by N. Sankaran Nair and starring Kamal Haasan, Jayan and Zarina Wahab. Dialogues and comedy scenes were written by Thoppil Bhasi. The film was partially remade in Telugu-language as Amara Prema by T. Rama Rao with Kamal and Zarina reprising their roles from the original. The film was dubbed into Tamil as Paruva Mazhai and into Hindi as Dil Ka Sathi Dil. The film is an unofficial remake of an English movie named Love story (1970) and coincidentally Superhit Hindi movie Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se came out the same year made by Rajshree Productions that also took inspirations from English movie Love Story (1970). Zareena Wahab have also worked in some films of Rajshree Productions. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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