1978 · drama · tamil
Mullum Malarum
Directed by J. Mahendran2h 15m1978
A young man, Kaali and his sister, Valli, who were orphaned as children, share a close bond. However, their relationship gets strained as Kaali butts heads with a newly appointed engineer from the city.
Our read: Mullum Malarum (1978) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded drama · tamil entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured drama / tamil, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
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