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Thulabharam

1968 · 152 min

A heavy, socially conscious melodrama that immerses you in its characters' suffering and moral dilemmas, leaving a lingering sense of injustice.

Directed by
A. Vincent
Genres
Drama
Starring
Prem Nazir, Madhu, Sharada
Overview
Two friends, Vijaya (Sharada) and Vatsala (Sheela), who part ways when Vatsala’s father, a lawyer, causes Vijaya’s father, a businessman, to lose a case which leads to the man’s death.

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Directed by
A. Vincent
Genres
Drama
Starring
Prem Nazir, Madhu, Sharada
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • 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
  • class
  • justice
  • betrayal
  • grief
  • survival
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
A. Vincent
Written by
Thoppil Bhasi
Starring
Prem Nazir, Madhu, Sharada, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Adoor Bhasi, Nellikode Bhaskaran, Paravoor Bharathan, Thoppil Bhasi
Runtime
152 min
Country
India
Languages
Malayalam

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