Thampu

1978
7.4| 2h9m| NA| en| More Info
Released: 18 January 1978 Released
Producted By: General Pictures
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Across a dirt road, the circus truck comes to a village. The tent goes up. Schoolboys run to the tent. Village women come and watch an acrobat roll a hoop across a tightrope. A lion leaps from the edge of one stool - across darkness - on to another stool. A gap-toothed old woman gazes at a goat on a tight rope; her eyes are wide with curiosity. For three days the circus makes small ripples in the life of this village. Municipal permits are required. At a toddy shop, a soldier befriends the circus strongman; a pump attendant sits on a rock each day watching a village girl bathe and dry her hair. The dwarf brings back to the circus a watermelon larger than his head. In the film's three days, we, the viewers, learn the geography of the village: the banyan treewith leaves like transparent film, the shining water, the light on the sand at sunset. When the circus leaves the village, it leaves us. The narrative says: The circus comes and leaves; life goes on.

Genre

Drama

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Director

Govindan Aravindan

Production Companies

General Pictures

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Thampu Audience Reviews

ThiefHott Too much of everything
GrimPrecise I'll tell you why so serious
AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.
Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.