Kudiyirundha Koyil (1968)

Original title

குடியிருந்த கோயில்

Directed by

K. Shankar

Genre

spy film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 46m

Rated

U

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Twin brothers are separated as children. One becomes a criminal, the other a police officer tasked with catching him. The film follows their conflict and eventual confrontation.

adventurousdramaticfast-pacedtensesuspensefultwisty

What happens

Kudiyirundha Koyil (transl. The Temple where I resided) is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language spy film directed by K. Shankar. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran, Jayalalithaa and Rajasree, with L. Vijayalakshmi, Pandari Bai, M. N. Nambiar, Sundarrajan, V. K. Ramasamy, S. V. Ramadas and Nagesh in supporting roles. A remake of the 1962 Hindi film China Town, it revolves around twins who become separated as children: one grows up to be a criminal, and the other is tasked with apprehending him. Kudiyirundha Koyil was released on 15 March 1968. The film was a box office success, running for more than 100 days in theatres, and became a turning point in Ramachandran's career. For his performance, he won his first Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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