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Minnalkodi (1937)

Minnalkodi poster
Directed by
K. Amarnath
Genre
action film, action thriller
Country
British Raj
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A lightning-fast hero takes on villains in this lost Tamil action thriller from 1937. It was a hit in its time but no surviving copies are known to exist.

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What happens

Minnalkodi (transl. Bolt of lightning) is a 1937 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film, directed by K. Amarnath and produced by Ramaniklal and Mohanlal. The film stars K. T. Rukmini, Srinivasa Rao, and S. S. Kokko (Real name: Pasupuleti Srinivasulu Naidu). Released on 30 October 1937, it became a commercial success, but no print of the film is known to survive, making it a lost film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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