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Kalvanin Kadhali (1955)

Kalvanin Kadhali poster
Directed by
V. S. Raghavan
Genre
drama
Country
India
Runtime
3h 10m
Rated
U
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A thief falls in love with a woman, leading to conflict and consequences. The story follows their relationship and the troubles that arise from his criminal life.

romanticdramaticcrime-tingedold-fashionedemotionalclassictragic

What happens

Kalvanin Kadhali (transl. The Thief's Lover) is a 1955 Indian Tamil-language romantic crime film directed by V. S. Raghavan and written by S. D. Sundharam. Starring Sivaji Ganesan and P. Bhanumathi, it is based on the novel of the same name by Kalki Krishnamurthy. The film was released on 13 November 1955 and completed a theatrical run of 80 days. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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