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Nizhalkkuthu

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7.3/10
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Nizhalkkuthu (2002)
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Kaliyappan, the last hangman of Travancore dynasty is dragging his remaining life by consuming alcohol and worshipping the Mother Goddess.Kaliyappan, the last hangman of Travancore dynasty is dragging his remaining life by consuming alcohol and worshipping the Mother Goddess.Kaliyappan, the last hangman of Travancore dynasty is dragging his remaining life by consuming alcohol and worshipping the Mother Goddess.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
241
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POPULARITY
263,564
142,045
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    • Director
      • Adoor Gopalakrishnan
    • Writer
      • Adoor Gopalakrishnan
    • Stars
      • Oduvil Unnikrishnan
      • Sukumari
      • Mallika
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    • Director
      • Adoor Gopalakrishnan
    • Writer
      • Adoor Gopalakrishnan
    • Stars
      • Oduvil Unnikrishnan
      • Sukumari
      • Mallika
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    • 4User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 6 nominations

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    Oduvil Unnikrishnan
    Oduvil Unnikrishnan
    • Kaliyappan the executioner
    Sukumari
    Sukumari
    • Marakatam, his wife
    Mallika
    Mallika
    • Mallika, the younger daughter
    • (as Reeja)
    Thara Kalyan
    Thara Kalyan
    • Madhavy, the older daughter
    Murali
    Murali
    • Vasu, Madhavy's Husband
    Sivakumar
    Sivakumar
    • Mallika's Lover
    Narain
    Narain
    • Muthu, Kaliyappan's son
    • (as Sunil)
    Nedumudi Venu
    Nedumudi Venu
    • Jailer
    Vijayaraghavan
    Vijayaraghavan
    • Jailer
    Jagathi Sreekumar
    Jagathi Sreekumar
    • Maharajah's Officer
    Indrans
    Indrans
    • Barber
    Kukku Parameshwaram
    Kukku Parameshwaram
    • Woman seeking treatment in Kaliyappan
    • Director
      • Adoor Gopalakrishnan
    • Writer
      • Adoor Gopalakrishnan
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    8/10
    executioner's dilemma
    The first Malayalam-language movie that I've ever seen focuses on a hangman's questioning the moral implications of his job after learning that he executed an innocent man. Adoor Gopalakrishnan's "Nizhalkkuthu" ("Shadow Kill" in English) is set during the final days of the British occupation, although there is no mention of the British presence. There is a mention of the caste system, and the arrival of the Maharajah's officer towards the end of the movie affirms the disconnect between the lives of most Indians and those of the subcontinent's elite.

    I like seeing movies that show us cultures that we don't often see, in this case people's lives in Kerala. To be certain, India leads the world in movie production, but the west tends to see very few of them. We hear a lot about Bollywood, but South Asian cinema is much more diverse than that. I would like to be able to see more Indian movies, and in particular movies like this one.
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    • Release date
      • November 5, 2003 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • India
      • France
      • Netherlands
      • Switzerland
    • Language
      • Malayalam
    • Also known as
      • Shadow Kill
    • Production companies
      • Adoor Gopalakrishnan Productions
      • Artcam International
      • Darsanam
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      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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