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Ormakalundayirikkanam (1995)

Ormakalundayirikkanam poster
Original title
ഓർമ്മകളുണ്ടായിരിക്കണം
Directed by
T. V. Chandran
Country
India
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
U
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film is about the rise of the Communist party to power in the Indian state of Kerala in 1957 and the political struggle that followed two years later. It follows a young boy and the people around him as they live through these events.

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What happens

Ormakalundayirikkanam (English: Should have memories) is a 1995 Indian Malayalam-language political drama film directed by T. V. Chandran. Starring Mammootty, Master Nithin, Bharath Gopi, Priyambada Ray, Nedumudi Venu, Cuckoo Parameswaran and Sreenivasan, the film portrays the rise of the Communists to power in 1957 and the infamous Vimochana Samaram (Liberation Struggle) of 1959. Film critic Kozhikodan included the film on his list of the 10 best Malayalam movies of all time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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