Underplayed Gems

Paalayam (1994)

Paalayam poster
Original title
പാളയം
Directed by
T. S. Suresh Babu
Genre
drama
Country
India
Runtime
1h 59m
Rated
U
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A family drama set in a rural village. A man returns home to face unresolved conflicts and a dark secret from the past that changes everyone's lives.

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What happens

Palayam is a 1994 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by T. S. Suresh Babu and written by Dennis Joseph, starring Manoj K. Jayan and Urvashi. Mammootty's character Christie appears in flashback and a stock footage from the film Kizhakkan Pathrose released two years earlier was used for the same. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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