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Aathi Parasakthi (1970)

Aathi Parasakthi poster
Original title
Adi Parasakthi
Directed by
K. S. Gopalakrishnan
Genre
musical film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 48m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Tamil mythological film about the Hindu goddess Adi Parashakti. The story follows her divine deeds and interactions with gods and devotees.

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What happens

Aathi Parasakthi (transl. Primordial power) is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language Hindu mythological film written and directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. It stars S. Varalakshmi in the title role, Gemini Ganesan and Jayalalithaa. Sridevi acted as a child artist, while Padmini came in for a cameo. The film was released on 17 October 1971. It was dubbed in Hindi as Jai Jagat Janani (1976). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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