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Unnaipol Oruvan (1965)

Unnaipol Oruvan poster
Original title
உன்னைப்போல் ஒருவன்
Directed by
Jayakanthan
Genre
drama
Country
India
Runtime
2h 30m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man with a troubled past tries to build a new life but is confronted by his own conscience and the judgment of society. The film follows his struggle for redemption in a small community.

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What happens

Unnaipol Oruvan (transl. A Man Like You) is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language drama film written, co-produced and directed by Jayakanthan. Based on his novel of the same name, the film was his directorial debut. The film stars R. Gandhimathi, P. Udhayan, S. Prabhakar and A. K. Veerasamy. It had no songs with the background score composed by Chitti Babu. The film won the Third Best Feature Film at the 12th National Film Awards in 1965. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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