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Veliyattam

1981

A slow, earnest Malayalam drama of domestic feeling, carried by music and quiet performances rather than plot momentum.

Directed by
P T Rajan
Genres
Drama
Starring
Menaka Suresh, M G Soman, Nisha Noor
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1981 film by P. T. Rajan

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Directed by
P T Rajan
Genres
Drama
Starring
Menaka Suresh, M G Soman, Nisha Noor
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • love
  • class
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
P T Rajan
Starring
Menaka Suresh, M G Soman, Nisha Noor, Ravikumar, Santhakumari, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, P K Abraham, Poojappura Ravi
Music
M.K. Arjunan
Cinematography
N A Thara
Country
India
Languages
Malayalam

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