Ottaal

Dec 1, 2014

1h 21m

★ 7.8

Overview

Kuttappayi, a young boy, is miserable and desperate as he starts writing a letter to his grandfather from a place, dim and dark. Kuttappayi's recollections takes us to the picturesque locations of Kuttanad, where Kuttappayi and his grandpa, Valiyappachayi, are arriving with their ducks. The village is as pleasant as it can be even though what brings him there is the death of his dearest parents. With hope and freedom, he is about to start his life afresh among the village's letter-less postman, the nameless dog, the rich lad, Tinku and many more.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

D Cutz Film Company

Ottaal Trailers

Cast

Kuttappayi

Ashanth K. Shah

Vallyappachayi

Kumarakom Vasudevan

Mesthiri

Shine Tom Chacko

Tinku

Hafis Muhammed

Moly

Sabita Jayaraj

Betty

Thomas J. Kannampuzha

Postman

Unni Ariyanoor

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Sivakumar Sopanam

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Antony Kalathil

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