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Iru Thuruvam (1971)

Iru Thuruvam poster
Directed by
S. Raamanathan
Genre
drama
Country
India
Rated
U
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two brothers find themselves on opposite sides of the law. One becomes a criminal and the other a police officer.

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What happens

Iru Thuruvam (transl. Two Poles) also transliterated as Iru Dhuruvam, is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film, produced by P. S. Veerappa and directed by S. Ramanathan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini and Muthuraman, with Nagesh and Sundarrajan in supporting roles. It is a remake of the 1961 Hindi film Gunga Jumna, and revolves around two brothers who end up on opposite sides of the law. The film was released on 14 January 1971, and failed commercially. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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