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Savaale Samali (1971)

Savaale Samali poster
Original title
சவாலே சமாளி
Directed by
Malliyam Rajagopal
Genre
drama, family
Country
India
Runtime
2h 39m
Rated
U
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man takes on difficult challenges to prove his worth. He faces obstacles from others and works to overcome them.

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What happens

Savaale Samali (transl. Meet the challenge) is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language film, starring Sivaji Ganesan in is his 150th film. It was released on 3 July 1971. The film was remade in Telugu as Manchi Rojulu Vachayi (1972), in Malayalam as Randu Lokam (1977), in Kannada as Siritanakke Savaal (1978) and in Hindi as Charnon Ki Saugandh (1988). The film become a blockbuster at the box-office, running for over 100 days in theaters. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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