Ottamuri Velicham (2017)

Original title

ഒറ്റമുറി വെളിച്ചം

Directed by

Rahul Riji Nair

Genre

drama

Country

India

Runtime

1h 42m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A newly married woman moves into a small one-room shack in an isolated village with her husband. The film explores the difficult reality of marital rape in India through her experience.

intimateclaustrophobicsomberslow-pacedemotionally heavygroundedquietdisturbing

What happens

Ottamuri Velicham (English: Light in the Room) is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Rahul Riji Nair. It is produced under the banner of First Print Studios and has Vinitha Koshy and Deepak Parambol in the lead roles. The film unveils the journey of a newly wed girl who moves into a one-room shack in an isolated village with her husband. The film portrays the social issue of marital rape in India. The film won 4 awards at the 2017 Kerala State Film Awards, including Best Feature Film of the year. The film had its World Premiere at the New York Indian Film Festival on May 11, 2018. The film was released on Eros Now as an Original in November, 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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