She'll burn everything down so he can rise. Self-immolation never looked so poetic.
Maari, a young village girl, is madly in love with Thangarasu, her cousin. She sacrifices her love in the hope that he will lead a happy life being married to a wealthy girl.
Acting
Parvathy's eyes do what scripts can't.
Direction
Sasi makes poverty look devastatingly beautiful.
Cinematography
The village becomes a character—claustrophobic, lush, cruel.
Director
Sasi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Thamizh Selvan's novel 'Pochathu', a rare Tamil film centering female interiority in rural spaces.
Parvathy won multiple awards for this—her breakthrough before Malayalam cinema claimed her. She reportedly lived in the village for weeks.
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