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Jayakodi (1940)

Jayakodi poster
Directed by
Bhagwan Dada
Country
British Raj
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman fights against the practice of dowry. The film follows her rebellion against this social issue in 1940s India.

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What happens

Jayakodi is a 1940 Indian Tamil-language social problem film directed by Bhagwan Dada. The film stars K. T. Rukmini and K. Natarajan. It revolves around a girl who rebels against the dowry system. The film was released on 17 March 1940 and became a success. No print of it is known to survive, making it a lost film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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