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Amma Marathanalil

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How it feels

The film follows a man as he returns to his rural Malayali homeland and reflects on the changing landscape. It is a quiet look at the loss of a simple, green way of life.

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What happens

Amma Marathanalil is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language film, produced by Jibin George James and Justin Chacko Koyikkara, helmed by debutant Jibin George James himself, with Anoop Krishnan playing the lead role. As per the director, the film is an attempt to draw attention, "to a nostalgic journey into that simple, beautiful, green world of a Malayali, which is being lost with each and every passing moment". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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