Kathapurushan (1995)

Original title

കഥാപുരുഷൻ

Directed by

Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows a man's life through several decades in Kerala, India. It shows how his personal story is shaped by the social and political changes around him.

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What happens

Kathapurushan (English: The Man of the Story) is a 1995 Indo-Japanese Malayalam-language period drama film written and directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan. It was produced by Gopalakrishnan and NHK. The film stars Vishwanathan, Mini Nair, Aranmula Ponnamma, Narendra Prasad and Urmila Unni. Kathapurushan is a journey exploring the history of that time in the state of Kerala in India. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film at the National Film Awards in 1996. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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