Oru Maravathoor Kanavu (1998)

Original title

ഒരു മറവത്തൂർ കനവ്

Directed by

Lal Jose

Genre

comedy drama

Country

India

Runtime

2h 11m

Rated

U

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man in a village tries to build a better life with his family. The story follows the conflicts that arise when he pursues his dreams against local opposition.

lightheartedmusicalcomedy-dramafamily-orientednostalgiccharminggentle

What happens

Oru Maravathoor Kanavu is a 1998 Indian Malayalam comedy-drama musical film directed by Lal Jose and written by Sreenivasan. It stars Mammootty, Biju Menon, Mohini, Divya Unni, Sreenivasan, Kalabhavan Mani, Sukumari and Nedumudi Venu. The music was composed by Vidyasagar. It was the directorial debut of Lal Jose, who had previously worked as an assistant director in many Malayalam films. Playback singer Devanand also debuted through this film. The film was a box-office success. The core plot of the movie is based on the 1986 French movie Jean de Florette (itself an adaptation of Marcel Pagnol’s 1963 novel The Water of the Hills). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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