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Sabaash Meena (1958)

Sabaash Meena poster
Original title
சபாஷ் மீனா
Directed by
B. R. Panthulu
Genre
comedy film
Country
India
Rated
U
Rating
8.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A comedy from 1958 featuring a cast of well-known actors. The story involves misunderstandings and humorous situations that lead to laughs. It was popular enough to inspire remakes in several other Indian languages.

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What happens

Sabaash Meena (transl. Bravo Meena) is a 1958 Indian Tamil-language comedy film produced and directed by B. R. Panthulu. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi, Chandrababu and Malini, with Panthulu and S. V. Ranga Rao in supporting roles. It was released on 3 October 1958. The film was remade into Hindi as Dil Tera Deewana (1962), in Kannada as Aliya Geleya (1971), and in Malayalam as Chirikkudukka (1976). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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