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DecentGoodWatch scoreSummary
Koteeswaran, who runs an orphanage, is barely able to take care of the children. However, life takes an unexpected turn when he ends up saving a girl from committing suicide.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 76GoodWatch 58
IMDb7.6
Running time
2 h 39 min
Longer than 9 in 10 dramas, +50 min on the typical 109
typical 109159Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
1970
January 13, 1970
56 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Tamil
Original language
Made in
India
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are suicide themes, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
and 19 more24 people
- Sivaji GanesanKoteeswaran
- J. JayalalithaaSeetha
- Vennira Aadai NirmalaNeela
- K. BalajiMuralikrishnan
- V. K. RamasamyChettiyar
- Cho RamaswamyGnanam
- Thengai SrinivasanFatafat Sankar
- Rama PrabhaVadivu
Typist GopuKoteeswaran's Hostel warden
A. KarunanidhiSudden Break Shanmugam
S. N. LakshmiMuralikrishnan's mother
C. K. SaraswathiSeetha's aunt
O. A. K. ThevarSeetha uncle
SenthamaraiBabu
Oru Viral Krishna RaoPolice Constable
Isari VelanShopkeeper- HHarikrishnanGopal
S. N. ParvathiGopal's wife
K. R. Indira DeviKoteeswaran's duplicate lover
Master PrabhakarAasath
Master SekharGandhi
Roja RamaniSarojini- BSBaby SumathiAnni Pesant
Bindu GhoshSelf - Dancer (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- A. C. Tirulokchandar Director
Writing · 2
- V. C. Guhanathan Screenplay
- Sachin Bhowmick Original Story
Production · 2
- P. K. V. Sankaran Producer
- Arumugam Producer
Camera · 1
- S. Maruti Rao Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- R. G. Gopu Editor
Sound · 1
- M. S. Viswanathan Original Music Composer
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