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Aasai (1956)

Aasai poster
Original title
ஆசை
Directed by
M. Natesan
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Rated
U
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man and a woman navigate their desires and the challenges that come with them. The story follows their relationship in a Tamil setting from the 1950s.

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What happens

Aasai (transl. Desire) is a 1956 Indian Tamil-language film, produced and directed by M. Natesan. The dialogues were written by Ilangovan, K. V. Gnanasambantham and Ve. Laxmanan and the story was written by M. Natesan. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and Padmini. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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