Underplayed Gems

Anantaram (1987)

Anantaram poster
Original title
അനന്തരം
Directed by
Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 05m
Rated
U
Rating
8.1 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man tells his own story in the first person. He explains how his unnoticed mental health problems led him to his current situation. The film moves through his memories in a non-linear way.

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What happens

Anantaram (Malayalam: അനന്തരം, transl. Thereafter), also known as Monologue, is a 1987 Indian Malayalam-language psychological drama film produced, written and directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan. It stars Ashokan, Mammootty and Shobana in the lead. The film is structured like a monologue. It develops through a commentary by the protagonist about himself in the first person. The attempt of the protagonist is to narrate how his ignored mental health deterioration or "psychosis, not otherwise specified" has led him where he is now. The film was an experimental film for its time as it did not have a linear narrative. The film won the 1987 FIPRESCI Prize at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and three National Film Awards- for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Audiography. It was included in an online poll by IBN Live listing 100 greatest Indian films of all time. The film was released on October 21, Diwali day. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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