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Vazhkai (1949)

Vazhkai poster
Original title
Vaazhkai
Directed by
A. V. Meiyappan
Genre
romance film, comedy thriller
Country
India
Runtime
2h 50m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young woman navigates love and life in a social guidance film that blends romance and comedy. The story follows her relationships and choices as she interacts with a group of people around her.

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What happens

Vaazhkai (transl. Life) is a 1949 Indian Tamil-language social guidance film produced and directed by A. V. Meiyappan through AVM Productions. It stars Vyjayanthimala in her screen debut with M. S. Draupadi, T. R. Ramachandran and S. V. Sahasranamam forms an ensemble cast along with many actors appearing in other significant roles. Upon its release, the film was well received and it won the Best Tamil Film Award at the 1st Film Fans' Association Awards. Vyjayanthimala and M. S. Draupadi received the Second Best Tamil Actress and Third Best Tamil Actress Awards respectively. It also broke some box office records in South India. A year later, the film was re-released in a new copy with selected song sequences in hand-tinted colour. The film was simultaneously released in Telugu as Jeevitham (1950). The film was later remade in Hindi as Bahar (1951). Vyjayanthimala played the lead role in all these versions with Meiyappan as the producer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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