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Naal (2018)

Naal poster
Original title
नाळ
Directed by
Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
1h 57m
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man returns to his rural hometown. He navigates family expectations and his own unresolved feelings about the past.

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What happens

Naal (English: Umbilical Cord) is a 2018 Marathi film written and directed by Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti and produced by Nagraj Manjule. Film Received Critical and Commercial success upon release it is year's highest grossing Marathi Film. At the 66th National Film Awards 2019, the film won the Best First Film of a Director trophy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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