Uppu (1987)
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Story begins when old patriarch Moosa Meleri arrives in a quiet Kerala village with his adopted son Abu and daughter-in-law Amina. He has lost all his money in litigation. Despite their hardships they are happy until their rich landlord covets Amina. Heartbroken, Amina is forced to divorce Abu and become the landlord's second wife. Twenty years later Amina is alone while her father still indulges in litigations, her son leads a dissolute life and her daughter elopes with the chauffeur.
- Date of release
- 1987-08-06
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Director
- V. K. Pavithran
Casting
- P.T. Kunju Muhammad — Abu
- Jayalalita — Amina
- Bharathi Vishnuvardhan — Khadeeja
- Vijayan Kottarathil — Meleri Moosa
- Madhavan — Moidutty Mudalali
- Sadiq — Saleem
- Mullanezhi — Nanu Nair
- Valsala Menon — Mariyambi
- V K Sreeraman — Abdul Rahman Musaliyar
- C. V. Sreeraman — Khazi (religious leader)
Interesting facts
Uppu is a 1987 Indian Malayalam film, directed by V. K. Pavithran and written by K. M. A. Rahim. The film is about the atavistic Muslim practice of male polygamy. The film is entirely on the side of the wronged wives, mounting a strong criticism of this aspect of the Muslim religion. It stars P. T. Kunju Muhammed, Jayalalitha, Vijayan Kottarathil and Madhavan. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam.
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