Idhu Namma Aalu (1988)

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

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.

lightheartedplayfulcomicfast-pacedcheerfulwhimsicalsocialupbeat

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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