Azhiyadha Kolangal (1979)

Original title

அழியாத கோலங்கள்

Directed by

Balu Mahendra

Genre

drama film, coming-of-age film

Country

India

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

UA

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three friends grow up together in a small Tamil village. The film follows the events of their adolescence.

nostalgicbittersweetgentleautobiographicalslow-burnmelancholictenderearthy

What happens

Azhiyatha Kolangal (transl.  Enduring Patterns) is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age drama film, directed by Balu Mahendra. It stars Shoba and Pratap Pothen. Kamal Haasan played a guest role in the film. The film was Mahendra's second directorial venture and his first in Tamil. Partly autobiographical, the film dealt with the events that happen during the adolescence of three friends who live in a small village. In addition to directing the film, Balu Mahendra wrote the screenplay and shot the film. Azhiyadha Kolangal was released on 7 December 1979. Upon release, it received critical acclaim, and was screened at the "Indian Panorama" of the International Film Festival of India in 1980. A spiritual successor, Azhiyatha Kolangal 2, was released in 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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