And There Was a Village...
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In the 1950s a village in Kerala is preparing itself to be included in the nation's electric grid. Things are looking up for villagers and everyone is optimistic about the progress that electrification will bring. However soon some trouble brews starting with petty quarrels on trees being felled for the power lines. A series of unfortunate events follow the electrification as the village comes into terms with rapid modernization.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1987-05-29
Runtime: 112 mins
Director: Govindan Aravindan
Writer: Govindan Aravindan
Spoken language:
Genres: Drama
Original title: And There Was a Village...
Production Companies:
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Cast
Nedumudi Venu
Sreenivasan
Thilakan
Vineeth Radhakrishnan
Sithara
M S Thrippunithura
Krishnankutty Nair
Jaganathan
Innocent
Chandran Nair
Kunjandi
Valsala Menon
Zeenath
Soorya
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