Underplayed Gems

Manimekalai (1957)

Manimekalai poster
Original title
Manalane Mangayin Bhagyam
Directed by
V. S. Raghavan
Genre
drama
Country
India
Runtime
3h 31m
Rated
U
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Tamil epic about a dancer who renounces her worldly life to seek spiritual enlightenment. She encounters love, betrayal, and divine interventions on her journey.

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What happens

Manimekalai is a 1959 Indian Tamil-language epic film directed by V. S. Raghavan and written by Elangovan, starring T. R. Mahalingam and P. Bhanumathi. It is based on the epic of the same name by Chithalai Chathanar. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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