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Veettuku Veedu (1970)

Veettuku Veedu poster
Original title
வீட்டுக்கு வீடு
Directed by
C. V. Rajendran
Genre
comedy film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 19m
Rated
U
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Based on a stage play, this comedy follows a series of misunderstandings that occur when mistaken identities and mix-ups lead to chaotic situations in a household. The story revolves around characters getting into and out of awkward encounters with a light comedic tone.

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What happens

Veettuku Veedu (transl. Home to Home) is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by C. V. Rajendran and written by Chithralaya Gopu. It is based on Gopu's Tamil play Thikku Theriyatha Veettil (transl. Lost in the dense house) which was based on the English play Right Bed Wrong Husband by Caroline and Neil Schaffner. The film stars Jaishankar, Lakshmi, R. Muthuraman, Vennira Aadai Nirmala and Nagesh, with V. K. Ramasamy and Major Sundarrajan playing supporting roles. It was released on 29 May 1970. The film was remade in Kannada as Galate Samsara (1977) again directed by Rajendran. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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