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Pokkiri Raja (1982)

Pokkiri Raja poster
Directed by
S. P. Muthuraman
Country
India
Runtime
2h 18m
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man is framed for murder. His lookalike helps him find the real killers.

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What happens

Pokkiri Raja (transl. Rogue King) is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by S. P. Muthuraman and written by Panchu Arunachalam. A remake of the Telugu film Chuttalunnaru Jagratha (1980), it stars Rajinikanth, Sridevi and Radhika. The film revolves around a man who was framed for murder, and a lookalike who aids him in finding the true killers. It was released on 14 January 1982 and became a commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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