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Iru Kodugal (1969)

Iru Kodugal poster
Original title
இரு கோடுகள்
Directed by
K. Balachander
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 56m
Rated
U
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man is married to two women. The story examines the tensions and personal struggles that arise from this arrangement.

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What happens

Iru Kodugal (transl. Two lines) is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki, Jayanthi, Nagesh, V. S. Raghavan, S. N. Lakshmi and others. The story revolves around one man who was married to two women. Iru Kodugal won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil, the first film by Balachander to win the award. The film, which was based on a stage play of same name, was remade in Kannada as Eradu Rekhegalu, in Telugu as Collector Janaki and in Hindi as Sanjog. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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