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Aryamala (1941)

Aryamala poster
Original title
ஆர்யமாலா
Directed by
Boman Irani
Genre
drama film
Country
British Raj
Runtime
3h 40m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A 1941 Tamil-language drama film that was a major box office hit. It stars P. U. Chinnappa as a hero who gains fame through his role in a folk myth story.

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What happens

Aryamala is a 1941 Indian Tamil-language film starring P. U. Chinnappa, M. S. Sarojini, M. R. Santhanalakshmi and T. S. Balaiah. Aryamala was a major box office success and established Chinnappa as a box office hero. The Tamil film Kathavarayan was made in 1958, based on the same folk myth. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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