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MollywoodSangeeth P Rajan’s ‘Palthu Janwar’ is a slice-of-life film that doesn’t have big moments coming at timely intervals to build up to a major climax. Yet it manages to keep you invested in the happenings on the screen.Anand Kumar RSScreenshot: Bhavana StudiosDirected by Sangeeth P Rajan, Malayalam film Palthu Janwar does not have a ‘star’ at its heart but animals, that too livestock. It is only in Malayalam cinema that we can expect such an audacious idea to be bankrolled into a mainstream film. For Sangeeth to attempt this in his debut film is itself commendable. The film hit theatres on September 2 sans the promotional fanfare by today’s standards. Ever since it started streaming on Ott last week, there has been positive chatter around the film that prompted this writer to watch it and write about it. The film’s protagonist is a young man named...