Kaaviya Thalaivi (1970)

Original title

காவியத் தலைவி

Directed by

K. Balachander

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 44m

Rated

U

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman navigates love, sacrifice, and personal ambition across different stages of her life. The film follows her emotional journey through relationships and difficult choices.

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What happens

Kaviya Thalaivi ( transl.  Epic Heroine or Queen of Arts) is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language film, written and directed by K. Balachander and produced by Sowcar Janaki. It is a remake of the 1963 Bengali film Uttar Falguni. Janaki also stars alongside Gemini Ganesan, Ravichandran and M. R. R. Vasu. The film was released on 29 October 1970, Diwali day, and became a success. For his performance, Ganesan won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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