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Naanal (1965)

Naanal poster
Original title
நாணல்
Directed by
K. Balachander
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 13m
Rated
U
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets tangled up with a group of quirky characters in a series of comedic situations. The story involves mistaken identities and lighthearted chaos.

lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulcomedicquirkytheatricalbreezy

What happens

Naanal (transl. Reed cane) is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language crime comedy film, written and directed by K. Balachander. It is based on his play of the same name. The film stars R. Muthuraman, Major Sundarrajan, Srikanth, Sowcar Janaki, K. R. Vijaya and Nagesh. It was released on 24 December 1965 and failed at the box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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