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Pavithram (1994)

Pavithram poster
Original title
പവിത്രം
Directed by
T. K. Rajeev Kumar
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 36m
Rated
U
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An older brother cares for his much younger sister, navigating their large age gap. The story follows their bond and the challenges they face as a family.

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What happens

Pavithram (transl. Sacred) is a 1994 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar and written by P. Balachandran from a story by Balachandran and T. K. Rajeev Kumar. The film stars Mohanlal and Shobana in lead roles. Vinduja Menon, Thilakan, Srividya, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Sreenivasan, Nedumudi Venu and Innocent played prominent supporting roles. The music for the film was composed by Sharreth and the cinematography was by Santosh Sivan. The movie was edited by V Venugopal. The film deals with the relationship between siblings Unnikrishnan (Mohanlal) and Meenakshi (Vinduja Menon) who have an almost 30 year age difference between them. The film won Mohanlal the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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