Underplayed Gems

Sadhu Mirandal (1966)

Sadhu Mirandal poster
Original title
சாது மிரண்டால்
Directed by
A. Bhimsingh
Genre
thriller film
Country
India
Elsewhere
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How it feels

Three people murder a bank official for his money inside a moving car. A meek man gets entangled with the criminals and must outwit them to survive.

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What happens

Sadhu Mirandal (transl. If the meek are angered) is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed by the duo Thirumalai–Mahalingam. It was produced by A. Bhimsingh, who also wrote the screenplay based on a real incident about a bank official murdered for money by three people in a moving car. The film stars Nagesh and T. R. Ramachandran. Released on 14 April 1966, it became a critical and commercial success, and was later remade in Hindi by Bhimsingh as Sadhu Aur Shaitaan (1969). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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