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Nalpathiyonnu (2019)

Nalpathiyonnu poster
Directed by
Lal Jose
Genre
comedy drama
Country
India

How it feels

Two devout communists take a pilgrimage to Sabarimala, leading to funny and ironic situations in this social satire. The story is based on real events and includes the 2011 Sabarimala stampede.

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What happens

Nalpathiyonnu (41) is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language devotional satirical drama film directed by Lal Jose and written by P. G. Prageesh. It stars Biju Menon, Sharanjith, Nimisha Sajayan, Dhanya Ananya, Indrans and Suresh Krishna in the lead roles. The film is produced by G. Prajith, Anumod Bose and Adarsh Narayan and the music was composed by Bijibal. This socio-political satire unravels through hilarious incidents when two people - strong followers of Communist ideologies-set out on a pilgrimage to Sabarimala. This is the 25th directorial venture of ace director Lal Jose. The film was released on 8 November 2019. The film is inspired from true events. The climax of the film talks about the 2011 Sabarimala stampede, the tragedy which shocked Kerala. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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