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Jothi (1939)

Jothi poster
Directed by
T. R. Raghunath
Genre
biographical film
Country
British Raj

How it feels

This film tells the life story of the saint Ramalinga Swamigal, also known as Vallalar. It follows his spiritual journey in the British Raj era. No known copies of the movie exist today.

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What happens

Jothi (alternatively titled Sri Jyothi Ramalinga Swamigal) is a 1939 Indian Tamil language film directed by T. R. Raghunath. It is the life story of Saint Ramalinga Swamigal popularly known as Vallalar. No print of the film is known to survive, making it a lost film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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