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Kaithi Kannayiram (1960)

Kaithi Kannayiram poster
Original title
கைதி கண்ணாயிரம்
Directed by
A. S. A. Sami
Genre
crime film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 50m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man gets arrested for a robbery he did not do. The film shows what happens to him as he tries to prove his innocence.

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What happens

Kaithi Kannayiram (transl. Prisoner Kannayiram) is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language crime film, written and directed by A. S. A. Sami. Produced by T. R. Sundaram of Modern Theatres, the film stars R. S. Manohar and Rajasulochana. A remake of the 1959 Hindi film Qaidi No. 911, it revolves around a man who is arrested for a robbery he never committed. The film was released on 1 December 1960 and became a commercial success. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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