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Pazhani (1965)

Pazhani poster
Directed by
A. Bhimsingh
Country
India
Runtime
2h 48m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man tries to convince a wealthy landowner to give land to poor farmers. This leads to conflicts and moral questions about fairness and family.

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What happens

Pazhani is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by A. Bhimsingh. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, S. S. Rajendran, R. Muthuraman and Devika. It was released on 14 January 1965. The film was a critical success and won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil under the Certificate of Merit category. It is a remake of the 1962 Kannada film Bhoodana. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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