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Mani Osai (1963)

Mani Osai poster
Directed by
P. Madhavan
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film is a Tamil drama about a man with a physical deformity who faces cruelty and isolation from society. It follows his painful journey as he tries to find love and acceptance while dealing with a harsh and unforgiving world.

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What happens

Mani Osai (transl. Bell Sound) is a 1963 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by P. Madhavan, his directorial debut. The film was produced by A. L. Srinivasan under ALS Productions and written by Pasumani. The film, inspired by Victor Hugo's French novel, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, stars Kalyan Kumar, M. R. Radha, R. Muthuraman, C. R. Vijayakumari, V. Nagayya, Nagesh, Pushpalatha and Kumari Rukmani. Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy composed the music for the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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