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Deshadanakkili Karayarilla is a film of genre Drama directed by Padmarajan with Karthika
Deshadanakkili Karayarilla (1986)
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Add to a movie listDirected by Padmarajan
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Rating75%
Desatanakkili Karayarilla (English: The Migratory Bird Never Cries) is a 1986 Malayalam film written and directed by Padmarajan. It stars Mohanlal, Karthika, Shaari and Urvashi in pivotal roles. The film tells the story of two school girls who eloped while on a school trip. It was critically well acclaimed, being one of the first Indian films that talked about womance.
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The film is about the deep love and affection between two girls, Sally and the meek and tradition-bound Nirmala. At school they were punished by their teacher Devika, so the two girls run away during a school trip as a revenge on their teacher Devika who organised the trip.Actors
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