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Sakhavu (2017)

Sakhavu poster
Original title
സഖാവ്
Directed by
Sidhartha Siva
Genre
drama
Country
India
Runtime
2h 44m
Rated
U
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film follows two characters played by the same actor. One is a clever student political leader. The other is an older left-wing activist fighting for his beliefs.

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What happens

Sakhavu (transl. Comrade) is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language political drama film written and directed by Sidhartha Siva. It stars Nivin Pauly in dual roles, as a cunning student political leader (Krishnakumar), and a senior social activist and comrade (Sakhavu Krishnan) who fights for his left-wing ideals. Aishwarya Rajesh plays the female lead. The film was released on 14 April 2017 during Vishu holiday. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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