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Kaattu (2017)

Kaattu poster
Original title
കാറ്റ്
Directed by
Arun Kumar Aravind
Genre
drama
Country
India
Runtime
2h 43m
Rated
UA
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Set in the late 1970s, the film follows a young man navigating life and relationships in a rural village. It centers on personal struggles and changing social dynamics.

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What happens

Kaattu (lit. 'Wind') is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language period film directed and produced by Arun Kumar Aravind. It was written by Ananthapadmanabhan based on the short story by his father Padmarajan. The film is set in late 1970s, it stars Asif Ali, Murali Gopy, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and Manasa Radhakrishnan. Kaattu was released in India on 19 October 2017 on the occasion of Diwali. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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