Kattu Vannu Vilichappol (2000)

Original title

Kattuvannuvilichapol

Directed by

B. Sasidaranpilla

Country

India

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Malayalam drama about the AIDS crisis. The story follows characters whose lives are affected by the disease and its social stigma.

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What happens

Kattu Vannu Vilichappol (transl. When the breeze came calling) is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by C. Sasidharan Pillai, who often credited as Sasi Paravoor. The film stars Chippy, Vijayaraghavan and Krishna Kumar. It is produced by Krishna Sasidharan and T. Haridas under Harikrishna Films. K. G. Jayan handles the cinematography and V. Venugopal edits the film. M. G. Radhakrishnan composed the songs and Johnson did the background score. The film dealt with the issue of AIDS, the first film in Malayalam to do so. Kattu Vannu Vilichappol was released in theaters on 21 June 2001 and received generally positive reviews from critics but failed commercially at the box office. The film won four Kerala Film Critics Association Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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