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Ulsavapittennu (1989)

Ulsavapittennu poster
Original title
ഉത്സവപ്പിറ്റേന്ന്
Directed by
Bharath Gopi
Genre
comedy, drama
Country
India
Runtime
1h 54m
Rated
U
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A tragedy drama about a person coming to terms with the way the world and the people in it are flawed. It shows how holding onto innocence gives way to accepting these imperfections as part of growing up.

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What happens

Ulsavapittennu (transl. The day after ulsavam) is a 1988 Indian Malayalam-language tragedy drama film directed by Bharath Gopi and written by John Paul. The film is about how innocence cannot be preserved forever and how maturity means accepting imperfections within oneself, in others, and in society while forging one’s own path by submitting to that reality. The earlier one learns to do this, the better. The film stars Mohanlal, Parvathy Jayaram, Devan and Sukumaran in the lead roles. The film has musical score composed by G. Devarajan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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