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Queen of Burma (1945)

Queen of Burma poster
Original title
Burma Rani
Directed by
T. R. Sundaram
Genre
war film
Country
British Raj
Runtime
1h 55m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Tamil-language spy drama set during World War II. It follows characters involved in wartime espionage and resistance in the British Raj.

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What happens

Burma Rani (Tamil pronunciation: ['bəɾ.mɑː 'ɾaːɳɪ] transl. Queen of Burma) is a 1945 Indian Tamil-language war-spy film set against the backdrop of the Second World War. Directed by T. R. Sundaram, it starred K. L. V. Vasantha and Sundaram, himself. The film was released on 13 April 1945, during Puthandu. It was believed to be lost until 2006, when it was rediscovered and made available on DVD. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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