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Koteeswaran (1955)

Koteeswaran poster
Original title
கோடீஸ்வரன்
Directed by
Sundar Rao Nadkarni
Genre
comedy
Country
India
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two friends in a village decide to take on the dowry system. They use comedy and clever plans to fight against this social issue.

comediclightheartedsocially awaresatiricalupbeatwarmplayfulold-fashioned

What happens

Koteeswaran (transl. Millionaire) is a 1955 Indian Tamil-language comedy film co-written, co-produced, edited and directed by Sundar Rao Nadkarni. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini, S. Balachander and Ragini. Based on B. V. Warerkar's Marathi play Haach Mulacha Baap, it revolves around two friends setting out to fight against the dowry system in their village. The film was released on 13 November 1955. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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