| Elippathayam | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Adoor Gopalakrishnan |
| Written by | Adoor Gopalakrishnan |
| Produced by | K. Ravindran Nair |
| Starring | Karamana Janardanan Nair Sharada Jalaja Rajam K. Nair |
| Cinematography | Mankada Ravi Varma |
| Edited by | M. Mani |
| Music by | M. B. Sreenivasan |
Release date |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Elippathayam (Translation: The Rat Trap) is a 1982 Malayalam film written and directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan. It stars Karamana Janardanan Nair, Sharada, Jalaja, and Rajam K. Nair. The film documents the feudal life in Kerala at its twilight overshadowed with grief, and a sense of carelessness/avoidance as a form of revolt. The protagonist is disenfranchised and trapped within himself and does not want to - unable to change with the social changes taking place around him. The film premiered at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival.[1] It was also screened at the London Film Festival where it won the Sutherland Trophy. It is widely regarded as one of the best Indian films ever made.[2][3][4][5][6]
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