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Sevasadanam (1938)

Sevasadanam poster
Original title
ஸேவாஸதனம்
Directed by
K. Subramanyam
Genre
drama film
Country
British Raj
Runtime
3h 30m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film focuses on a woman who faces challenges due to societal expectations. It argues for social change in a traditional community.

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What happens

Sevasadanam (transl. House of Service) is a 1938 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. Subrahmanyam. It is one of the early Tamil films to be set in a contemporary social setting and to advocate reformist social policies. This was the first film for M. S. Subbulakshmi and the Tamil debut of Telugu actress S. Varalakshmi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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