Maragadham (1959)
- Original title
- மரகதம்
- Directed by
- S. M. Sriramulu Naidu
- Genre
- crime, thriller
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 2h 33m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A police officer investigates a murder in a hill station. The film follows the search for a killer.
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What happens
Maragatham (transl. Emerald) is a 1959 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film produced, directed and co-written by S. M. Sriramulu Naidu. It is an adaptation of the novel Karunkuyil Kunrathu Kolai by T. S. D. Sami. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Padmini. It was released on 21 August 1959. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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