Movie
Ponthan Mada
1994 · 108 min
A slow, tender portrait of an unlikely friendship across class lines, quietly heartbreaking and deeply human.
- Directed by
- T. V. Chandran
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Mammootty, Naseeruddin Shah, Laboni Sarkar
- Overview
- Set in 1940s,Ponthan Mada movie is about the irrational bonding of the low-caste Ponthan Mada with his colonial landlord Sheema Thampuran, who was expelled to British India from England during his youth for supporting the Irish Republican Army. Crossing the class boundaries, the two communicate through Thampuran's window, with Mada hanging from a palm tree.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, warm and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Class, friendship, isolation, identity
- Content
- Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- T. V. Chandran
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Mammootty, Naseeruddin Shah, Laboni Sarkar
