Ponthan Mada

<p>Set in the 1940s , the film is about the extraordinary, uncanny and touching relationship between the so-called low-caste Ponthan Mada and his colonial landlord Sheema Thampuran, who was expelled to British India from England during his youth for supporting the . Crossing the class boundaries, the two communicate through Thampuran’s window with Mada hanging from an areca palm tree. ONV Kurup penned the lyrics. The film has won the following awards since its release: This article about a Malayalam film of the 1990s is a . You can help Wikipedia by .</p>