Deiva Cheyal (1967)

Directed by

M. G. Balu

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

It is a Tamil drama from 1967 about a family. The story involves relationships and moral challenges. It was not a hit but later inspired two successful remakes.

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What happens

Deiva Cheyal (transl. Divine Act) is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by M. G. Balu and produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar, who also wrote the story. The film stars Major Sundarrajan, R. Muthuraman and Bharathi Vishnuvardhan. Although not a commercial success, it was adapted into the Hindi film Haathi Mere Saathi (1971), and it was later remade in Tamil as Nalla Neram (1972), both of which achieved commercial success. All three versions were produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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