Underplayed Gems

Thattathin Marayathu (2012)

Thattathin Marayathu poster
Original title
തട്ടത്തിൻ മറയത്ത്
Directed by
Vineeth Sreenivasan
Genre
romance film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 06m
Rated
U
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 39 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

A Hindu boy falls in love with a Muslim girl in Kerala, and their relationship must navigate family and cultural expectations. The film follows their efforts to be together despite the obstacles.

romanticlight-heartedtenderbittersweethopefulgentleearnestcharming

What happens

Thattathin Marayathu (transl. Behind The Veil) is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film written and directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan. The film stars Nivin Pauly and Isha Talwar, with Aju Varghese, Manoj K. Jayan, Sunny Wayne, Sreeram Ramachandran, Bhagath Manuel, Manikuttan, Sreenivasan, and Niveda Thomas in supporting roles. The film is about a Hindu boy, Vinod, and a Muslim girl, Aisha, and the conflict arising out of this inter-faith relationship. It has been considered as one of the defining films of the Malayalam New Wave, and has been remade in Telugu as Saheba Subramanyam and Tamil as Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai. (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.