Madhupal
Kayamkulam Kanaran|
2002
Ival Draupadi|
2000
Rowdy Rajyam|
1994
Kal Hamara Hai|
1959
Arayannam|
1981
Amar|
1954
Amar
1954 | 137 min
A nuanced psychological drama, exploring a 3-way relationship between the main characters and the crisis of conscience. A prosperous, well-respected lawyer, engaged to an educated, socially-conscious young woman, succumbs to a weak moment and rapes a poor local village milkmaid. The rest of the story deals with the aftermath of this tragic event, with all the inevitable undercurrents of guilt, penitence and pervasive heartbreak that stem from it.
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Subtitles:English, ArabicBarsaat Ki Raat|
1960
Barsaat Ki Raat
1960 | 142 min
The story features a number of innovative themes while maintaining the basic form of a love story. It has particularly strong female characters who are independent-minded and choose their own loves and destiny. Conflicts are not so much between the wishes of the parents and children about whom the children will marry, as is a common theme in Indian movies, but on the more complex level of conflicts among the main characters and the duplicitous signals men and women send each other. The movie glorifies the lives of "singing girls" not often regarded highly in Indian society. Although it is set with Muslim characters, the movie seamlessly shows the universality of sensual love.
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Subtitles:English, ArabicDulari|
1949
Dulari
1949 | 133 min
Prem Shankar is the son of a rich businessman whose parents want him to marry in a rich family. Prem loves a gypsy girl Dulari (who was kidnapped by gypsies in her childhood) but her father orders him not to marry her. Prem, however, disagrees and leaves the house to marry Dulari. He brings Dulari to his other house to marry. The gypsy Sardar's son also wants to marry her and kidnaps her again. He also loots Dulari's real father and ties him to his backyard. Another gypsy woman Kasturi (Geeta Bali) gets to know Dulari's truth and frees her father. Prem after fighting frees Dulari again. His mother brings both back homes, but his father refuses to bless them. Another gypsy, who knows Dulari's truth and has her childhood photo comes to Prem's house. They all realize, Dulari is the daughter of a friend of Prem's friend, another businessman. Dulari is reunited with her family. And she and Prem get blessings of their elders
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Subtitles:English, Arabic