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Mayanadhi (2017)

Mayanadhi poster
Original title
മായാനദി
Directed by
Aashiq Abu
Genre
romance film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 15m
Rated
UA
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 45 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A criminal on the run and an aspiring actress struggle to keep their relationship alive amidst danger and their own personal challenges.

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What happens

Mayaanadhi (transl. Mystic River) is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language romantic thriller film directed and co-produced by Aashiq Abu, and written by Syam Pushkaran and Dileesh Nair. The film stars Tovino Thomas as a criminal on the run and Aishwarya Lekshmi as an aspiring actress. Their troubled love and struggle for survival form the basic plot of the film. It released on 22 December 2017 to widespread critical acclaim from critics. The film was praised for the way it tackled with sexuality and was included in The Hindu 's top 25 Malayalam films of the decade. The plot was inspired by the 1960 French film Breathless. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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