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Kaanji Thalaivan (1963)

Kaanji Thalaivan poster
Directed by
A. Kasilingam
Genre
history
Country
India
Rated
U
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A historical action film set in ancient Tamil country. A leader rises to confront villains threatening his people.

historicalaction-packeddramaticintensemelodramaticgrimpolitically charged

What happens

Kaanchi Thalaivan (transl. Leader of Kaanchi) is a 1963 Indian Tamil-language historical action film, directed by A. Kasilingam and written by M. Karunanidhi. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran, S. S. Rajendran, P. Bhanumathi and C. R. Vijayakumari, with M. R. Radha and S. A. Ashokan as villains. It was produced by Karunanidhi, Kasilingam and Murasoli Maran under Mekala Pictures, and was released on 26 October 1963. The film elicited numerous controversies, and became a financial failure. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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