Palaivana Rojakkal (1986)
- Original title
- பாலைவன ரோஜாக்கள்
- Directed by
- Manivannan
- Genre
- political film
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 2h 41m
- Rated
- UA
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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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