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Sengadal (2011)

Sengadal poster
Original title
செங்கடல்
Directed by
Leena Manimekalai
Genre
war, drama
Country
India
Runtime
1h 40m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman navigates personal struggles in a coastal Tamil community. The film follows her journey through difficult circumstances.

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What happens

Sengadal (The Dead Sea) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language independent film written and directed by Leena Manimekalai, who makes her directing debut and stars in the film. Produced by Janaki Sivakumar, the film features cinematography by M. J. Radhakrishnan and editing by Sreekar Prasad. The film was initially banned by the regional centre of the Censor Board, but Appellate Tribunal authorities of the board at New Delhi cleared the film in July 2011 after legal struggle. Sengadal was part of the Indian Panorama at the 42nd International Film Festival of India after the censor board had cleared the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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