T.V. Chandran | India | 102 minutes | 1997 | Malayalam
The film is set during the emergency time in the country. The film is set in two periods -- the first in 1960 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. Homeless and destitute, Mangamma finds a small-time job of a helper in a tea shop, run by Nair, and later marries him. The later part of the film takes place 16 years later. Mangamma and Nair have a 15-year-old son -- Sankaran, who just flirts around with Lucy, a girl who helps Mangamma in her popcorn business. When Velayudhan who has worked with her since childhood disappears one day, the shop is thrown into disarray. A rich contractor wants to buy Nair's land, and his refusal brings about a catastrophe. [more]
Starring: Revathy, Thilakan, Nedumudi Venu, Vijayaraghavan
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