1991 · comedy · political · satire
Sandesham
Directed by Sathyan Anthikad2h 17m1991
After his retirement, Raghavan Nair (Thilakan) is back at his home. His long cherished dream to spend his retired life along with his family is thwarted after seeing his two sons brawling each other over their political differences.
Our read: Sandesham (1991) reads as a warm, kinetic, grounded comedy · political · satire entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Warm, kinetic, measured comedy / political, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
- warm
- brisk
- funny
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