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Aby (2017)

Aby poster
Original title
എബി
Directed by
Srikanth Murali
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 12m
Rated
U
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man dreams of building his own airplane even though he has no formal engineering training. The film follows his struggles and the obstacles he overcomes to make that dream come true.

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What happens

Aby is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by advertisement filmmaker Srikant Murali in his feature directorial debut. It is written by Santhosh Echikkanam and produced by Suvin K Varkey under the banner of Little Big Films. Vineeth Sreenivasan plays the lead and titular character of Aby and Aju Varghese and Suraj Venjaramoodu play supporting characters. Aby dreams of flying and making an airplane on his own without any formal engineering education. The movie depicts how the hero struggles to make his dream come true, the obstacles he faces on his way to success, and how he achieves glory. This film is based on Saji Thomas in a village in Kerala who can neither hear nor speak but designed and created a lightweight aircraft. There are two films that feature Saji Thomas' biography, the other one is titled Vimaanam (2017). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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