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Krishna Bakthi (1949)

Krishna Bakthi poster
Directed by
S. Panju, R. Krishnan
Genre
musical film
Country
India
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man who pretends to be a saint and a woman who is a court dancer with strong morals are the main characters. The story is about their lives and the conflict between false piety and real virtue.

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What happens

Krishna Bhakthi (transl. Devotion to Krishna) is a 1949 Tamil-language historical musical film, directed by R. S. Mani, and produced by S. N. Laxmana Chettiar. The film stars P. U. Chinnappa and T. R. Rajakumari as a hypocrite saint and chaste court dancer respectively. Inspired by Matthew Lewis' French novel The Monk, it was released on 14 January 1949. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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