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Ponvayal (1954)

Ponvayal poster
Original title
பொன்வயல்
Directed by
A. T. Krishnaswamy
Genre
drama
Country
India
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man and a woman navigate love and family duties on a farm. The story is set in rural India and explores their relationships and struggles.

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What happens

Ponvayal (transl. Golden Farm) is a 1954 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by A. T. Krishnaswamy, and produced by T. R. Ramachandran. It is based on the story Poimaan Karadu by Kalki Krishnamurthy that was serialised in the weekly magazine Kalki. The film stars T. R. Ramachandran and Anjali Devi. It was released on 12 February 1954 and failed commercially. The film is lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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