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Ammayane Sathyam (1993)

Ammayane Sathyam poster
Original title
അമ്മയാണെ സത്യം
Directed by
Balachandra Menon
Genre
LGBTQ-related film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 10m
Rated
U
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man makes a promise on his mother's name that leads to a series of events in his life. The film follows his relationships and the consequences of that oath.

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What happens

Ammayane Sathyam (അമ്മയാണെ സത്യം, English: I Swear on my Mother) is a 1993 Malayalam film written and directed by Balachandra Menon. The film stars Mukesh, Annie, Balachandra Menon, Narendra Prasad, Jagathy Sreekumar, Ganesh Kumar, Thilakan, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Paravoor Bharathan, Prem Kumar, and Mammukoya. Balachendra Menon remade the film in Tamil as Kandaen Seethayae, however the project was later shelved. He also introduced actress Annie through this film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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