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Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum (1981)

Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum poster
Original title
கீழ்வானம் சிவக்கும்
Directed by
Muktha Srinivasan
Country
India
Runtime
2h 18m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A family faces conflict and moral dilemmas when personal secrets threaten their unity. The story follows a respected man whose past actions come back to test his relationships with his loved ones.

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What happens

Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum (transl. The eastern sky will turn red) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Muktha Srinivasan and produced by S. Ravi. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Saritha, Jaishankar, Sarath Babu and Menaka. It is based on a play of the same name by Kuriakose Ranga. The film was released on 26 October 1981 and became a box-office hit, running for over 100 days in theaters. It won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Second Best Film. The film was remade in Telugu as Gopala Krishnudu and in Malayalam as Chakravalam Chuvannappol. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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