Oridathu (1987)
May 29, 1987Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Nedumudi Venu
Sundaresan Pillai
Sreenivasan
Kuttan
Vineeth Radhakrishnan
Josekutty
Sithara
Rama
M S Thrippunithura
Namboothirippad
Govindan Aravindan
Director
Krishnan Kutty Nair
Comrade Shekaran
Shaji N. Karun
Cinematographer
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Oridathu (1987) is an Indian Malayalam satirical drama film written and directed by G. Aravindan. Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan, Thilakan, Vineeth, Krishnankutty Nair, Chandran Nair and Soorya form the cast. The story is about the problems faced by the people of a hamlet where electricity is unavailable when electric supply finally reaches there. The film reaches the conclusion that life is better without electricity. The indefinability of the human mind is the theme of the film. Though the film is discussing a serious issue, the treatment of it is very simplistic. Humour and intensity characterise the film that is set in the mid-fifties. The film is different from many of Aravindan's earlier works in that it deals with a broad range of characters and lacks a clear-cut linear story. It became a major critical success and earned the best director awards for Aravindan at the state and national film awards.