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A hagiography of the legendary Tamil saint poetess of the Sangam period.
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- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
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- You want dark or edgy material
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Not streaming in any country yet.
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Audiences 75GoodWatch 73
IMDb7.5
Running time
2 h 54 min
Longer than 9 in 10 history movies, +52 min on the typical 122
typical 122174Half of all history movies run 108–138 min.
Released
1953
August 15, 1953
73 years ago
Genre
HistoryLanguage
Tamil
Original language
Made in
India
Directing · 1
- Kothamangalam Subbu Director, Writer
Production · 1
- S. S. Vasan Producer
Camera · 1
- Thambu Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- N. K. Gopal Editor
Sound · 2
- Mayavaram Venu Music
- M. D. Parthasarathi Music
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