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Odayil Ninnu

1965 · 146 min

A slow, earnest portrait of a stubborn man's moral stand, steeped in hardship and quiet heartbreak.

Directed by
K. S. Sethumadhavan
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sathyan, Prem Nazir, K. R. Vijaya
Overview
Pappu is a person who takes a relentless stand for justice right from his early years. His protests against his teacher who discriminates between the landlord's son and other children brings him the wrath of the landlord and he's forced to leave home. He leads a hard life fighting to uphold his ideals. He ends up being a rickshaw puller and at this time finds a child from the gutter and takes care of her. Things do not go as Pappu expected as the child grows older.

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Directed by
K. S. Sethumadhavan
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sathyan, Prem Nazir, K. R. Vijaya
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • class
  • politics
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
K. S. Sethumadhavan
Written by
P. Kesavadev
Starring
Sathyan, Prem Nazir, K. R. Vijaya, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Adoor Bhasi, Adoor Pankajam, Manavalan Joseph, S. P. Pillai
Cinematography
P. Ramaswamy
Runtime
146 min
Country
India
Languages
Malayalam

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