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Malaikkallan (1954)

Malaikkallan poster
Original title
மலைக்கள்ளன்
Directed by
S. M. Sriramulu Naidu
Genre
drama film, action film
Country
India
Runtime
3h 06m
Rated
U
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A heroic thief from the hills takes on powerful enemies. The film follows his adventures and his efforts to fight for what is right.

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What happens

Malaikkallan (transl. Thief of The Hills) is a 1954 Indian Tamil-language action adventure film starring M. G. Ramachandran and P. Bhanumathi. The film was released on 22 July 1954, and was a blockbuster. It ran more than 140 days in Chennai and all other major cities. It was the first Tamil film to win a President's Silver Medal. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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