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Yamanukku Yaman (1980)

Yamanukku Yaman poster
Original title
எமனுக்கு எமன்
Directed by
Dasari Yoganand
Genre
fantasy film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 25m
Rated
U
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man confronts the god of death in a comedic fantasy. The story follows his efforts to outwit and overcome the forces of the underworld.

lightheartedcomicalplayfulcheerfulwhimsicalentertainingmythological

What happens

Yamanukku Yaman (transl. Killer of killers) is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language fantasy comedy film directed by D. Yoganand. Starring Sivaji Ganesan and Sripriya, it is a remake of the 1977 Telugu film Yamagola. The film was released on 16 May 1980, and became a box-office bomb. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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