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Summary
Before independence during the 1940's depicts the lives of poor carefree villagers who are lured to work in tea plantation farms and how they are forced to live rest of their lives as slaves with no traces of hope and freedom.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 81GoodWatch 80
Audience score82%
IMDb8.0
Running time
2 h 6 min
Longer than most dramas, +17 min on the typical 109
typical 109126Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 120 countries
+110Released
2013
March 15, 2013
13 years ago
Genres
DramaHistoryLanguage
Tamil
Original language
Made in
India
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 2 moreDirecting · 1
- Bala Director, Dialogue, Screenplay, Producer
Writing · 2
- Nanjilnadan Story
- Vairamuthu Lyricist
Camera · 1
- Chezhiyan Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Kishore Te. Editor
Sound · 7
- G. V. Prakash Kumar Original Music Composer
- Gangai Amaran Playback Singer
- Priya Himesh Playback Singer
- Pragathi Guruprasad Playback Singer
- Gaana Bala Playback Singer
- Vandana Srinivasan Playback Singer
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Poornima Ramaswamy Costume Design
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