Thread by @CinemaRareIN

A #thread on the films made by one of the finest Indian filmmakers, the avant-garde maverick #JohnAbraham.

#KoynaNagar (1967), a student film made by John Abraham, Mehboob Khan, Prem Sagar, Adeepkumar Tandon, M.O. Devassy, BM Chandavarkar & SB Thakkar.

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#Priya (1969), John Abraham's diploma film at FTII.

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#HideAndStrings (1969), a musical short by John Abraham.

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#VidyarthikaleIthileIthile / #StudentsThisWay (1972, Malayalam), about a group of students who break the statue of the school's founder during a football match, and how the arrange funds to repair it.

Not available on any platform currently.

A satire on the caste bigotry and superstition, a donkey becomes the central character in this film.

Tamil film #AgraharathilKazhuthai / #DonkeyInABrahminVillage (1977) by #JohnAbraham.

Link (with Eng subs)


(👇Malayalam poster of this Tamil film)

A film about peasant's movement against the feudal system.

#CheriyachanteKroorakrithyangal / #CrueltiesOfCheriyachan (1979, Malayalam)

Link (with English subs)

Also streaming on @Go_MainstreamTV.

Incidents following the death of a young Naxalite, upon whose death his friends travel to the village where his mother lives to inform her about his death.

#AmmaAriyan / #ReportToMother (1986)

Link (with English subs)

Also streaming on @Go_MainstreamTV

#JohnAbraham also assisted on Mani Kaul's #UskiRoti (1969) and Raj Marbros's #Trisandhya (1972).

Uski Roti is streaming on @mubiindia and @nfdcindia's cinemasofindia.com for ₹60. cinemasofindia.com/#product/unkno…

Trisandhya isn't available on any platform.

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Adoor Gopalakrishnan on John Abraham

Special features on John Abraham (in Malayalam)

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