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Edi Nijam (1956)

Edi Nijam poster
Directed by
S. Balachander
Country
India
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A man questions what is true and what is false in his life. The film follows his search for honesty in a world of deception.

provocativeintrospectivephilosophicaldeliberatethought-provokingsomberinquisitivemelodramatic

What happens

Edi Nijam (transl. What is Truth?) is a 1956 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Vainik and film personality S. Balachander and produced by Ghantasala Krishnamurthy of Pratibha Films. The films starring Nagabhushanam of Rakta Kanneeru fame. The story is loosely based on the Italian film Puzitor. The film was dubbed into Tamil as Edhu Nijam (1956). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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