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Bhaaga Pirivinai (1959)

Bhaaga Pirivinai poster
Original title
பாகப்பிரிவினை
Directed by
A. Bhimsingh
Country
India
Runtime
2h 35m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A family faces conflict over property and money after a partition. The story follows the struggles between relatives and the emotional cost of their divisions.

dramaticfamily-centeredemotionally chargedof-its-eraearnestslow-pacedsentimental

What happens

Bhaaga Pirivinai (transl. The Partition) is a 1959 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by A. Bhimsingh, starring Sivaji Ganesan, M. R. Radha and B. Saroja Devi. The film was released on 31 October 1959. It was remade in Hindi as Khandan (1965), in Telugu as Kalasi Vunte Kaladu Sukham (1961), in Kannada as Muriyada Mane (1964) and in Malayalam as Nirakudam (1977). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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