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The Circus Tent (1978)

2h 9m

Running Time

The Circus Tent (1978)

Name: The Circus Tent
Genre: Drama
Released: 1978-01-18

2h 9m

Running Time

Plot.

The arrival of a travelling circus sends ripples through the inhabitants of a remote Keralan village.

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Cast & Crew.

Jalaja

Nedumudi Venu

V K Sreeraman

Gopi

Circus Manager

Sridharan Chambadu

Murikkoli Krishnan

Shankara Pillai

Neralattu Rama Poduval

Govindan Aravindan

Director / Writer

Shaji N. Karun

Director of Photography

K Raveendran Nair

Producer

Kavalam Narayana Panicker

Lyricist

M. G. Radhakrishnan

Music / Playback Singer

Kavalam Sreekumar

Playback Singer

Usha Ravi

Playback Singer

C.P. Padmakumar

Art Direction

Media.

Details.

Release Date
January 18, 1978

Original Name
തമ്പു്

Status
Released

Running Time
2h 9m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2024-12-28

This Movie Is About.

circus

village

Wiki.

Thampu (transl. The Circus Tent) is a 1978 Indian Malayalam-language film written and directed by G. Aravindan. Bharath Gopi, Nedumudi Venu, V. K. Sreeraman, Jalaja and the artistes of the Great Chitra Circus form the cast. The film deals with the roving street circus of Kerala. It is shot in black and white in a direct documentary mode.

In 2021, Film Heritage Foundation decided to do a 4K restoration of the film. The restored film was selected for a world premiere in the Cannes Classic section of the Cannes Film Festival 2022.