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Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan (1978)

Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan poster
Original title
மதுரையை மீட்ட சுந்தரபாண்டியன்
Directed by
M. G. Ramachandran
Genre
historical film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 18m
Rated
U
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A king sets out to reclaim his kingdom of Madurai from invaders. The story follows his battles and attempts to restore order and justice.

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What happens

Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan (transl. The king who redeemed Madurai) is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language historical action film, directed by M. G. Ramachandran, starring himself, M. N. Nambiar, P. S. Veerappa, Latha and Padmapriya. It was Ramachandran's final film as an actor. The film is based on the novel Kayalvizhi by Akilan. It was released on 14 January 1978 and became a box-office bomb, but Latha won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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