Mangamma /
The film is set in two periods - the first in the political milieu of the 1960s when Kerala was brought under the Presidential rule after the dismissal of the first Communist ministry; the second in 1976 during the Emergency, the time of police excesses and political witch-hunting. Due to constant h...
| Other Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | Malayalam |
| Language Notes: | This edition in Malayalam with English subtitles. |
| Published: |
Honolulu, HI :
Asia Pacific Films,
1997.
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| Series: | Asian film online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | The film is set in two periods - the first in the political milieu of the 1960s when Kerala was brought under the Presidential rule after the dismissal of the first Communist ministry; the second in 1976 during the Emergency, the time of police excesses and political witch-hunting. Due to constant harassment by the local MLA-cum-landlord, Mangamma (Revathi) and her father (Thilakan) are forced to flee their village on the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border. The landlord's son attempts to rape Mangamma's younger sister but unfortunately they both die in a fire that destroys the hut. Mangamma and her father are offered shelter and a job by Nair (Nedumudi Venu), who runs a tea shop with his adopted son Velayudhan. Nair marries Mangamma after her father's death. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed Aug. 6, 2013). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (98 min.)). |
| Playing Time: | 01:37:37 |
| Awards: | Won 1998 Kerala State Film Awards, Best Director Won 1998 National Film Awards, President's Silver Medal, Best Feature Film in Malayalam |