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Melnaattu Marumagal (1975)

Melnaattu Marumagal poster
Directed by
A. P. Nagarajan
Genre
soundtrack
Country
India
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A Tamil film about a western daughter-in-law navigating cultural differences in an Indian family. It features a dance sequence performed by Vani Ganapathy alongside Kamal Haasan.

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What happens

Melnaattu Marumagal (transl. Western Daughter-in-law) is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language film directed by A. P. Nagarajan, and produced by C. N. Venkatasamy under C. N. V. Movies. The film stars Sivakumar, Laurance Pourtale, Kamal Haasan and Jayasudha. Vani Ganapathy, a danseuse appeared only for a dance sequence alongside Haasan, whom she later married in 1978. The film was released on 10 May 1975. In 1976, it was remade in Telugu as America Ammayi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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