Underplayed Gems

Mazhavilkavadi (1989)

Mazhavilkavadi poster
Original title
മഴവില്‍കാവടി
Directed by
Sathyan Anthikad
Genre
comedy drama
Country
India
Runtime
2h 23m
Rated
U
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man returns to his family home and deals with the complications of love and family relationships. Conflicts arise as he navigates the expectations of his relatives and the women in his life.

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What happens

Mazhavilkavadi (transl. Rainbow Burden) is a 1989 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed by Sathyan Anthikad and written by Raghunath Paleri. It stars Jayaram, Sithara, Krishnankutty Nair, Urvashi, and Innocent in the lead roles. This is one of the very few films where Innocent plays a negative role. It won four Kerala State Film Awards that year, the awards for Best Actress (Urvashi), Best Supporting Actor (Innocent), Best Music Director (Johnson), and Best Singer (K. S. Chithra). The film was remade in Tamil as Subramaniya Swamy with Pandiarajan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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