1981 · drama · social · village
Thanneer Thanneer
Directed by K. Balachander2h 23m1981
A small village in Tamil Nadu faces water scarcity. The film highlights the plight of the villagers and the sufferings they endure at the hands of bureaucrats when they try to resolve their problem.
Our read: Thanneer Thanneer (1981) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded drama · social · village entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured drama / social, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
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