Sirikkadhey (1939)
- Directed by
- R.S. Prakash
- Genre
- anthology film
- Country
- British Raj
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This is an Indian Tamil-language movie from 1939. It contains five short comedy stories about topics like a bossy wife, a fake holy man, and a tiger hunt. The film was the first anthology movie in India.
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What happens
Sirikkadhey (pronounced [siɾikaːðeː] transl. Don't laugh) is a 1939 Indian Tamil-language anthology film produced by S. S. Vasan under Sri Ranjani Pictures. It consists of five short comedy films: Adangapidari (transl. Shrew), Malai Kannan, Yama Vadhanai, Poli Samiyar (transl. The fake swami) and Puli Vettai (transl. Tiger hunt). Widely recognised as the first anthology film in India, Sirikkadhey was released on 23 December 1939 and became a major commercial success. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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