Underplayed Gems

Kerala Cafe (2009)

Kerala Cafe poster
Original title
കേരള കഫെ
Directed by
Lal Jose, B. Unnikrishnan, Anwar Rasheed, Anjali Menon
Genre
drama
Country
India
Runtime
2h 20m
Rated
U
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 23 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

Ten short films are connected by a common setting of a cafe and a train. Each story follows different characters as they face small but important moments in their lives.

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What happens

Kerala Cafe : a film joint is a 2009 Indian Malayalam-language anthology film consisting of ten short film segments, combined together by Ranjith, M. Padmakumar, Shankar Ramakrishnan, Shaji Kailas, Uday Ananthan, Anjali Menon, B. Unnikrishnan, Shyamaprasad, Anwar Rasheed, Revathy, and Lal Jose. The film stars an ensemble cast of all segments. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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