Kadaisi Vivasayi (2022)

Original title

கடைசி விவசாயி

Directed by

M. Manikandan

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 25m

Rating

8.6 of 10 from 24 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An elderly farmer struggles to keep his land and way of life alive in rural Tamil Nadu. The film follows his quiet daily routines and the pressures he faces from modern society.

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What happens

Kadaisi Vivasayi (transl. The Last Farmer) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language drama film by M. Manikandan. It stars Nallandi as an octogenarian farmer, and features Vijay Sethupathi and Yogi Babu in supporting roles. Besides writing and directing, Manikandan produced the film and helmed the cinematography as well. Kadaisi Vivasayi was released on 11 February 2022 and received widespread critical acclaim but ended up as a box office failure. It won the Best Feature Film In Tamil, Special Mention for actor Nallandi at the 69th National Film Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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