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Maamaankam (2019)

Maamaankam poster
Original title
മാമാങ്കം
Directed by
M. Padmakumar
Genre
epic film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 37m
Rated
15A
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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Set in 18th century Malabar, a group of warriors called Chaaverukal plot to overthrow the ruler Samoothiri during the Mamankam festival. Mammootty leads the fighters as they prepare for a historic uprising.

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What happens

Mamangam (transl. Festival) is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language period action film directed by M. Padmakumar, and produced by Kavya Film Company. Sajeev Pillai was the director in the first schedule, but was replaced by M. Padmakumar. It stars Mammootty in the lead role, with Unni Mukundan, Achuthan and Siddique. The film is about the Mamankam festival of the 18th century on the banks of the Bharathappuzha at Tirunavaya, in the Malabar region. The film follows Chaaverukal who plots to overthrow the Samoothiri. Songs are composed by M. Jayachandran. Originally shot in Malayalam, it was dubbed in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi and simultaneously released worldwide on 12 December 2019. The film became a box-office bomb. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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