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Thaaiku Oru Thaalaattu (1986)

Thaaiku Oru Thaalaattu poster
Original title
தாய்க்கு ஒரு தாலாட்டு
Directed by
Balachandra Menon
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 25m
Rated
U
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film is about a mother and her adult son. The story follows the son as he tries to care for his aging mother while dealing with his own family and responsibilities.

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What happens

Thaaiku Oru Thaalaattu (transl. Lullaby to the mother) is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by Balachandra Menon in his Tamil debut and produced by K. R. Gangadharan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini, Visu and Pandiarajan. It was released on 16 July 1986. The film was a remake of the director's own Malayalam film Oru Painkilikatha. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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