Underplayed Gems

Malarvaadi Arts Club (2010)

Malarvaadi Arts Club poster
Original title
മലർവാടി ആർട്സ് ക്ലബ്
Directed by
Vineeth Sreenivasan
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 12m
Rated
U
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More films like thisWatch the trailer

or watch the trailer on YouTube

How it feels

Five friends are unhappy with how their favorite hangout is being run. They decide to take over and revive the club themselves but run into various problems along the way.

lightheartednostalgicwarmplayfulbittersweetupbeatearnestrelatable

What happens

Malarvadi Arts Club is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film written and directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan in his directorial debut and produced by Dileep. In the film, five friends take the responsibility of reviving their favourite hang-out as they are unhappy with its functioning. However, they end up facing various problems while trying to keep the club alive. The film was released on 70 screens in Kerala alone. The cast of five young boys and two girls was selected through a talent hunt. The film was a commercial success at the box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? You can browse by genre, country and year, or take this one into the 3D catalogue and ask the Catbot for something closer.