Desatanakkili Karayarilla (1986)

Original title

ദേശാടനക്കിളി കരയാറില്ല

Directed by

P. Padmarajan

Genre

LGBTQ-related film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 17m

Rated

U

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two school girls run away together during a school trip. The film follows their journey and the bond between them.

melancholicgentletenderthoughtfulemotionally chargedquietbittersweetsensitive

What happens

Deshadanakkili Karayarilla (transl. Migratory birds don't cry) is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Padmarajan. It stars Mohanlal, Karthika, Shari, and Urvashi. The film tells the story of two school girls who eloped while on a school trip. Though not commercially successful, it was critically well acclaimed, being one of the first Indian films that talked about womance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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