Underplayed Gems

Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu (1998)

Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu poster
Original title
അയാള്‍ കഥയെഴുതുകയാണ്...
Directed by
Kamal
Genre
drama film, romantic comedy
Country
India
Runtime
2h 35m
Rated
U
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An eccentric pulp fiction writer and his friend get dragged into a legal case by a vengeful government official. Their unusual personalities and reactions create a series of comic situations.

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What happens

Ayaal Kadhayezhuthukayanu (transl. He is writing the story) is a 1998 Indian Malayalam-language black comedy film directed by Kamal and written by Sreenivasan based on a story by Siddique. The plot follows the travails of an eccentric and wasted pulp fiction writer, Sagar Kottapuram (Mohanlal), and his friend Ramakrishnan (Sreenivasan), who are dragged into a lawsuit by a vengeful Tahsildar, S. Priyadarshini (Nandini). The film features songs composed by Raveendran and background score by C. Rajamani. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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