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Yachakan (1951)

Yachakan poster
Original title
യാചകൻ
Directed by
R. Velappan Nair
Genre
romance
Country
India
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A poor man struggles with his circumstances and the expectations of others in a rural Indian setting. The story follows his quiet, difficult life and the people around him.

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What happens

Yachakan is a 1951 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by R. Velappan Nair and produced by K. S. Akhileswarayyar. The film stars Prof. M. P. Manmathan, Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair and Miss Kumari. The musical score is by S. N. Chaami (S. N. Ranganathan). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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