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Oru Thalai Ragam (1980)

Oru Thalai Ragam poster
Original title
ஒரு தலை ராகம்
Directed by
T. Rajendar
Genre
musical film, romance film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 25m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A college student falls in love with his classmate. She likes him but avoids returning his love.

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What happens

Oru Thalai Ragam (transl. One-Sided Love) is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language romantic musical film written by Rajendar and produced by E. M. Ibrahim who is credited for direction. The film stars Shankar and Roopa, with Raveendar, Chandrasekhar, Kailashnath, Kumari Usha and Thyagu in supporting roles. It revolves around a college student falling in love with his classmate who, despite liking him, avoids returning his love. Oru Thalai Ragam is the career debut of Rajendar. The film was released on 2 May 1980, received critical acclaim and became a major box office success, running for over a year in theatres. It also won the Cinema Express Award for Best Tamil Film. The film was remade in Telugu as Panchadara Chilaka (1999). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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