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Unaroo

1984

TypeFilm
Year1984
LanguageMalayalam
DirectorMani Ratnam
CollaboratorsIlaiyaraaja

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A Malayalam romantic drama and Mani Ratnam's second feature — continuing his early exploration of youthful love and longing, made before he established his base in Tamil cinema.

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Part of Mani Ratnam's formative multilingual phase before Tamil cinema claimed him — Unaroo shows a director finding his grammar across regional registers.

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