Sandhesam (1991)

Original title

സന്ദേശം

Directed by

Sathyan Anthikad

Genre

comedy film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 17m

Rated

U

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 28 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A retired railway employee wants to live peacefully with his family but has to step in as a mediator when his two sons get into a fight over local politics. The film is a political satire that pokes fun at political parties in Kerala.

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What happens

Sandesam (transl. Message) is a 1991 Indian Malayalam-language political satire black comedy film directed by Sathyan Anthikad and written by Sreenivasan starring Thilakan, Sreenivasan, Jayaram, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Siddique, Kaviyoor Ponnamma and Maathu. The film deals with political activism existing in Kerala and takes major digs on the political parties in the state. In the film, Raghavan, a retired railway employee, wishes to live the rest of his life with his family. However, he is forced to become a mediator and reconcile his two sons who feud over petty politics. Sandesam is often regarded as a classic in Malayalam cinema. The film was included in IBN Live's list of "100 Greatest Indian Films of All Time". The film was remade in Tamil language as Veettai Paar Naattai Paar by director Thulasidas in 1994. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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