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Nadhiyai Thedi Vandha Kadal (1980)

Nadhiyai Thedi Vandha Kadal poster
Original title
நதியை தேடி வந்த கடல்
Directed by
B. Lenin
Genre
drama
Country
India
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A sea personified searches for a river, leading to a romantic encounter between a woman and a man. The story follows their emotional connection and the circumstances that bring them together.

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What happens

Nadhiyai Thedi Vandha Kadal (transl. The sea which came in search of a river) is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language film. The directorial debut of B. Lenin, the film stars Jayalalithaa and Sarath Babu. It was the last Tamil film to be released with Jayalalithaa in the lead role, and is based on the novel of the same name by Maharishi. The film was released on 15 January 1980. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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