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Nootrukku Nooru (1971)

Nootrukku Nooru poster
Original title
நூற்றுக்கு நூறு
Directed by
K. Balachander
Genre
thriller film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 43m
Rated
U
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A college professor is accused of sexual harassment by three women right before his wedding. The film follows him as he deals with the accusations and their impact on his life and relationships.

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What happens

Nootrukku Nooru (transl. One Hundred out of One Hundred) is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language psychological thriller film directed and written by K. Balachander. The film stars Jaishankar and Lakshmi, with Jayakumari, Vijaya Lalitha and Srividya in other pivotal roles. It is about a college professor who is accused by three girls of sexual harassment, just before his marriage. Nootrukku Nooru was released on 19 March 1971. The film was remade in Hindi as Imtihan (1974). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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