Malli (1999)
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Malli, a poor girl meets an old, local storyteller, who shares with her a story of a magical blue stone that can cure her best friend's muteness. With new horizons to pursue, she sets off to find this mysterious blue wishing stone.
- Date of release
- 1999-09-20
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Santosh Sivan
Casting
- P. Shwetha — Malli
- Vanitha — Cukoo
- Janagaraj
- Vishnu Varadhan — Sundaram
Interesting facts
Malli is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language children's film directed by Santosh Sivan. The film met with widespread critical acclaim upon release, and has been shown at many film festivals including the Toronto International Film Festival and the New York International Children's Film Festival. It won the Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation at the 46th National Film Awards.
Production
The film was made in 9 days on a shoestring budget of ₹25 lakh (worth ₹2.1 crore in 2021 prices) for National Centre for Children and Young People.
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