Cast
Padmapriya 
Nandita Das Geethu Mohandas Manju Pillai
Credits
Written by: 
Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Plot
Adapted from four short stories by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai. It won him the National Award for best director.
Sinekatalog’s take
Adoor Gopalakrishnan's anthology adapts four short stories by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai about women across social classes in Kerala. Padmapriya and Nandita Das are sensitive in a gentle, quiet and humane film that won him the National Award.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (197 votes)
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