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Elippathayam

Original title: എലിപ്പത്തായം

“The Rat-trap”

★ 7.2 TMDB Rating · 16 votes

Unni is the last male heir of a decaying feudal family in rural Kerala. His inability to accept the socio-economic changes of a new society causes him to gradually withdraw into isolation and paranoia.

Director
Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Release date
Apr 30, 1982
Original language
Malayalam
Origin
India

Cast of Elippathayam

  • Portrait of Karamana Janardanan Nair

    Karamana Janardanan Nair

    Unni

  • Portrait of Sharada

    Sharada

    Rajamma

  • Portrait of Jalaja

    Jalaja

    Sreedevi

  • Rajam K. Nair

    Janamma

  • Joycee

  • B K Nair

  • S. S. Nair

  • John Samuel

  • Vembayam Thampi

  • Prakash

  • Portrait of Devan

    Devan

  • Mavelikkara Ramachandran

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Canada
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