Ponthan Mada
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Ponthan Mada

8.0 / 10 1994 1h 48mNR Malayalam
Drama

Storyline

Set in 1940s,Ponthan Mada movie is about the irrational bonding of the low-caste Ponthan Mada with his colonial landlord Sheema Thampuran, who was expelled to British India from England during his youth for supporting the Irish Republican Army. Crossing the class boundaries, the two communicate through Thampuran's window, with Mada hanging from a palm tree.

Cast & Crew

Mammootty

Mammootty

Mada

Lead
Naseeruddin Shah

Naseeruddin Shah

Seema Thampuran

Laboni Sarkar

Laboni Sarkar

V K Sreeraman

V K Sreeraman

Janardhanan

Janardhanan

Maniyanpilla Raju

Maniyanpilla Raju

Lakshmi Krishnamurthy

Lakshmi Krishnamurthy

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. T. V. Chandran's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Ponthan Mada is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker