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Ashwamedham

1967 · 127 min

A sincere, socially conscious drama that moves slowly but with quiet emotional force, asking you to sit with its heroine's pain and her determined hope.

Directed by
A. Vincent
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sathyan, Prem Nazir, Madhu
Overview
A young woman, who after being cured of leprosy, is disapproved by her family and society. However, she then makes it her mission to educate the illiterate society about the disease.

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Directed by
A. Vincent
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sathyan, Prem Nazir, Madhu
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 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
  • isolation
  • family
  • justice
  • education
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
A. Vincent
Written by
Thoppil Bhasi
Starring
Sathyan, Prem Nazir, Madhu, Sheela, Adoor Bhasi, Sukumari, P J Antony, Indira Thampi
Music
G Devarajan
Cinematography
P. Bhaskar Rao
Runtime
127 min
Country
India
Languages
Malayalam

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