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Chithramela

1967

A vintage portmanteau of three tales that shifts between suspense, laughs and songs, asking you to settle into its old-fashioned rhythm.

Directed by
T. S. Muthaiah
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Comedy
Starring
Prem Nazir, Sheela, Sharada
Overview
Chithramela is a anthology film directed and produced by T .S. Muthiah It was Malayalam cinema's first anthology film, consisting of three short film

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Directed by
T. S. Muthaiah
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Comedy
Starring
Prem Nazir, Sheela, Sharada
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • deception
  • justice
  • love
  • family
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour4
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller, comedy, music
Directed by
T. S. Muthaiah
Written by
M K Mani, Sreekumaran Thampi
Starring
Prem Nazir, Sheela, Sharada, Sukumari, Adoor Bhasi, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Manavalan Joseph, T R Omana
Languages
Malayalam

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