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Madhubana Kadai (2012)

Madhubana Kadai poster
Directed by
Kamalakannan
Genre
comedy film
Country
India
Runtime
1h 52m
Rated
A
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This Tamil film is a satirical look at life around a state-run alcohol store. It follows the drunkards who hang out there and a local couple caught up in the situation.

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What happens

Madhubana Kadai (transl. Alcohol store) is a 2012 Tamil-language sociopolitical satire film, directed by debutant director Kamalakannan and produced by Montage Media Productions. The story of the movie is based on the TASMAC shop, which has real-life drunkards in leading roles. Actor Rafeeq played the male lead role and Ishwarya played the female lead and both are new faces to Tamil cinema. The film was released on 2 August 2012 and received mixed reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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