| Thampu | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | G. Aravindan |
| Written by | G. Aravindan |
| Produced by | K. Ravindran Nair[1] |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Shaji N. Karun |
| Music by | M. G. Radhakrishnan |
Production company | General Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Thampu (transl. The Circus Tent) is a 1978 Indian Malayalam-language film written and directed by Govindan Aravindan. Bharath Gopi, Nedumudi Venu, V. K. Sreeraman, Jalaja and the artistes of the Great Chitra Circus form the cast. The film deals with the roving street circus of Kerala. It is shot in black and white in a direct documentary mode.[2][3][4]
In 2021, Film Heritage Foundation decided to do a 4K restoration of the film. The restored film was selected for a world premiere in the Cannes Classic section of the Cannes Film Festival 2022.[5]
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- ^ "Aravindan's profile". India Film database. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- ^ Sashi Kumar (2–15 January 2010). "Aravindan's art". Frontline. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Aravindan's 'Thampu' to be screened at Cannes, actors hail his masterclass". New Indian Express.
- ^ "Aravindan's 'Thampu' to be screened at Cannes, actors hail his masterclass". The New Indian Express.