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Neerum Neruppum (1971)

Neerum Neruppum poster
Directed by
P. Neelakantan
Genre
drama, action
Country
India
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Based on a French novella, this film follows a set of twin brothers who are separated at birth. One brother becomes a noble warrior while the other grows up a criminal. They eventually reunite to fight against a common enemy.

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What happens

Neerum Neruppum (transl. Water and Fire) is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language swashbuckler film directed by P. Neelakantan, starring M. G. Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa, with R. S. Manohar, Thengai Srinivasan among others. The storyline is based on the 1844 French novella The Corsican Brothers by Alexandre Dumas. It was released on 18 October 1971. The film was remade in Hindi as Gora Aur Kala. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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