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En Manaivi (1942)

En Manaivi poster
Original title
என் மனைவி
Directed by
Sundar Rao Nadkarni
Genre
comedy film
Country
British Raj
Runtime
2h 50m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This Tamil-language comedy follows a husband who is tricked into believing false stories about his wife. Based on a Marathi play and an earlier French source, the film uses misunderstandings and deception for laughs.

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What happens

En Manaivi (transl. My Wife) is a 1942 Indian Tamil-language comedy film produced by A. V. Meiyappan and directed by Sundar Rao Nadkarni. It is based on the Marathi stage play "Samshai Kolli" which in turn was based on the French playwright Molière's Self- deceived Husband. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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