Underplayed Gems

Punjab Kesari (1938)

Punjab Kesari poster
Genre
thriller film
Country
British Raj
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How it feels

A Tamil stage play is turned into a movie. It follows characters caught up in a thriller set in British India.

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What happens

Punjab Kesari (transl. The Lion of Punjab) is 1938 Tamil-language thriller film directed by Fram Sethna. It was adapted from Te. Po. Krishnasami Pavalar's Tamil-language play of the same name. The film adaptation stars K. P. Kesavan, P. U. Chinnappa, Kali N. Rathnam and A. K. Rajalakshmi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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