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Palaivana Rojakkal (1986)

Palaivana Rojakkal poster
Original title
பாலைவன ரோஜாக்கள்
Directed by
Manivannan
Genre
political film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 41m
Rated
UA
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A journalist, his lover, and his friend work together to expose corrupt politicians. They face obstacles from the system they are trying to take down.

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What happens

Palaivana Rojakkal (pronounced [paːlaɪʋaɳa ɾoːdʑaːkkaɭ] transl. Desert roses) is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language political satire film written by M. Karunanidhi and directed by Manivannan. It is a remake of the Malayalam film Vartha, released earlier the same year. The film stars Sathyaraj, Lakshmi, Nalini and Prabhu. It focuses on a journalist, his lover and his friend as they fight a corrupt system to expose unscrupulous politicians. Palaivana Rojakkal was released on 1 November 1986 and became a commercial success. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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