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1987

And There Was a Village...

Directed by Govindan Aravindan

In the 1950s a village in Kerala is preparing itself to be included in the nation's electric grid. Things are looking up for villagers and everyone is optimistic about the progress that electrification will bring. However soon some trouble brews starting with petty quarrels on trees being felled for the power lines. A series of unfortunate events follow the electrification as the village comes into terms with rapid modernization.

Duration

1h 52m

Released

May 29, 1987

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7.8

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Cast15

  • Nedumudi Venu
  • Sreenivasan
  • Thilakan
  • Vineeth Radhakrishnan
  • Sithara
  • M S Thrippunithura
  • Krishnankutty Nair
  • Jaganathan
  • Innocent

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