And There Was a Village...
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And There Was a Village...

8.0 / 10 1987 1h 52mNR Malayalam
Drama

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Nedumudi Venu

Nedumudi Venu

Overseer Sundaresan

Lead
Sreenivasan

Sreenivasan

Kuttan

Thilakan

Thilakan

Raman (Manager)

Vineeth Radhakrishnan

Vineeth Radhakrishnan

Jose

Sithara

Sithara

Rema

M S Thrippunithura

M S Thrippunithura

Namboothirippad

Krishnankutty Nair

Krishnankutty Nair

Comrade Shekaran

Jaganathan

Jaganathan

Drama Artist's Father

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Govindan Aravindan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. And There Was a Village... is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker