Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

Thukkaram (1938)

Thukkaram poster
Genre
biographical film
Country
British Raj

How it feels

This is a biographical film about the life of the Tamil saint Thukkaram. The story follows his spiritual journey and devotion through Carnatic music.

reverentearnestmusicalserenedevotionallyricalslow-paced

What happens

Thukkaram is a 1938 Indian Tamil-language biographical film directed by B. N. Rao and produced by Central Studios in Coimbatore. The film featured Carnatic vocalist Musiri Subramania Iyer as the eponymous saint. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?