Underplayed Gems

The Mango People (2015)

The Mango People poster
Country
India
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How it feels

This short film follows three ordinary people whose lives intersect in unexpected ways. It is a satirical comedy that finds humor and heart in everyday interactions.

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What happens

The Mango People is a 2015 Malayalam satirical comedy-drama short film written and directed by Saketh Sreemohan starring Savithri Sreedharan, Kaarthik Shankar, and Nithya Sri in the lead. The movie is about "the ordinary lives of three extraordinary characters" and the relationship between them. Mango People is the extraordinary, new-generation way of calling the ordinary people (or Aam Aadmi in Hindi. Aam also means Mango). This is the idea behind the title, The Mango People, which is an ordinary tale of some extraordinary people. The short film was released on YouTube on 2 May 2015 to positive reviews and high viewership count. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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