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Ellaam Ninakku Vendi (1981)

Ellaam Ninakku Vendi poster
Directed by
J. Sasikumar
Country
India
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A family story set in the 1980s. It follows a man and a woman whose lives are tied together by devotion and personal sacrifice. The film includes several songs that reflect the characters' feelings.

melodramaticsentimentalemotionalfamily-centeredearnestmusicalsoap-opera-likeserious

What happens

Ellaam Ninakku Vendi is a 1981 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by J. Sasikumar and produced by T. E. Vasudevan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Srividya, Sukumaran and Sumalatha in the lead roles. The film has musical score by V. Dakshinamoorthy. The film was a remake of Kannada film Devara Kannu originally based on a Bengali novel by Nihar Ranjan Gupta. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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