Underplayed Gems

Raamanam (2009)

Raamanam poster
Directed by
M. P. Sukumaran Nair
Country
India
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How it feels

The film follows a man alone under the night sky as he reflects on loss and memory. It is based on a Malayalam novel about personal grief and fading connections.

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What happens

Raamanam (transl. Night Sky) is a 2009 Malayalam film directed and produced by M. P. Sukumaran Nair. Jagathy Sreekumar plays the lead character in this film. The film is a re-depiction of Smarakasilakal (Memorial Stones), a celebrated Malayalam novel by Punathil Kunhabdulla. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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