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CID Shankar (1970)

CID Shankar poster
Directed by
T. R. Sundaram
Genre
spy film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 17m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A spy agent investigates a series of killings and uncovers a criminal plot. The hero works with a female associate to stop the villains.

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What happens

CID Shankar is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language spy thriller film, directed by R. Sundaram, produced by Modern Theatres and written by A. L. Narayanan. The music was by Vedha. It stars Jaishankar, A. Sakunthala, and Thengai Srinivasan. V. S. Raghavan, R. S. Manohar, C. L. Anandan, Jayakumari, B. V. Radha and M. Bhanumathi play supporting roles. The film was a remake of the 1965 French/Italian co-production Eurospy film OSS 117 Mission for a Killer. It was released on 1 May 1970, and became an average success. Sakunthala became known as "CID Sakunthala" after the film's release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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