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Marattam

9.0(1)19881h 30m1

Panicker's one-act play deals with the relation of identification between an actor and his or her role. The action takes place on the eve of the last act of the Kathakali piece Keechakavadham (The Killing of Keechaka). The events surrounding the performance uncannily echo events in the play. One character even claims to have killed the lead actor of the play because he detested the character the man portrayed. However, the three different accounts that are presented of the same plot are never resolved or reconciled with each other. Each version is accompanied by a different style of folk music: the tune and rhythm of southern Kerala’s thampuran pattu, the pulluvan pattu and the ayappan pattu. The performers were drawn from the theatre and from Kathakali. In southern India, with its plethora of politicians using their film images to acquire inordinate wealth and power, Aravindan’s TV film bears on an eminently sensitive political as well as aesthetic issue.

  • TMDB

    9.0/10

    1 votes

Status
Released
Budget
Box office
Language
Malayalam

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Still from Marattam

Release dates

  • IndiaIN

    • TV1 Jan 1988

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When was Marattam released?
Marattam was released on 1 January 1988.
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What is the rating of Marattam?
Marattam holds a 9.0/10 audience score from 1 votes.
Who directed Marattam?
Marattam (1988) was directed by Govindan Aravindan.
How long is Marattam?
Marattam runs for 1h 30m.

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