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Rakshadhikari Baiju (Oppu)

2017 · 163 min

A gentle, meandering village slice-of-life that feels like sitting with old friends, full of small kindnesses and cricket-field banter.

Overview
A kind-hearted government employee in his forties, who spends most of his time with youngsters, selflessly intervenes in the problems of his near and dear ones.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • family
  • found family
  • identity
  • work
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
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Written by
Ranjan Pramod
Starring
Biju Menon, Aju Varghese, Deepak Parambol, Hareesh Perumanna, Hannah Reji Koshy, Krishna Padmakumar, Vijayaraghavan, Dileesh Pothan
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
163 min
Country
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Languages
Malayalam

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