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Idhu Namma Aalu (1988)

Idhu Namma Aalu poster
Original title
இது நம்ம ஆளு
Directed by
Balakumaran
Genre
comedy film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 50m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man pretends to be from the same caste as a woman's family to win her hand in marriage. The film follows his comedic efforts to keep up the charade while dealing with the family's expectations.

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What happens

Idhu Namma Aalu (lit. 'He is our man'; contextual: He is from our caste) is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language comedy film which is the directorial debut of Balakumaran and is written by K. Bhagyaraj who also stars in it. It was released on 1 August 1988. It was later dubbed in Telugu as Nenu Meevadine, which became a hit then. Later this film was remade in Telugu as Adirindi Alludu (1996), and twice in Kannada as Aliya Alla Magala Ganda (1997) and Ravi Shastri (2006). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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