Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam (2021)

Original title

സന്തോഷത്തിന്റെ ഒന്നാം രഹസ്യം

Directed by

Don Palathara

Genre

drama

Country

India

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

U

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A journalist and an aspiring actor take a car ride together. The film unfolds as a single continuous shot during their journey.

intimateconversationalnaturalisticslow-pacedobservationalreal-timerestrained

What happens

Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam (English: The First Joyful Mystery) is a 2021 Malayalam film directed by Don Palathara starring Jitin Puthenchery and Rima Kallingal. The film was premiered at the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) in Thiruvananthapuram on 21 February 2021. This is a first of its kind experimental movie in Malayalam film industry as the entire movie is of an 85-minute single shot. The film follows a car ride taken by a young journalist (played by Rima) and an aspiring actor (played by Jitin). The film was released in Neestream and six other OTT Platforms in July 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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