Elektra (2010)

Original title

ഇലക്ട്ര

Directed by

Shyamaprasad

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 11m

Rated

UA

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman from a wealthy family in Kerala struggles with her obsession for her father and her resentment toward her mother. The story explores how these deep emotions affect her relationships and choices.

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What happens

Elektra is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language psychological drama film co-written and directed by Shyamaprasad, starring Nayanthara, Manisha Koirala, Prakash Raj, Biju Menon, and Skanda Ashok. It was produced by N. B. Vindhyan, who also produced Shyamaprasad's Ore Kadal (2007). The film is based on the story of the Greek mythological character Electra, although it has a contemporary setting in an aristocratic family in Kerala. It draws strongly on four adaptations of the myth: Electra by Sophocles, Electra by Euripides, Oresteia by Aeschylus and Mourning Becomes Electra by Eugene O’Neill (1931). Key to the film is the concept of the Electra complex; a daughter's psychosexual competition with her mother for her father's affection. The film premiered at the International Film Festival of India in November 2010. It made its international premiere at the 7th Dubai International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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