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Manjapai (2014)

Manjapai poster
Original title
மஞ்சப்பை
Directed by
Raghavan
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 10m
Rated
U
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young man struggles to balance his new married life with the sudden responsibility of caring for his aging grandfather. Their clashing generations lead to comedic and touching moments as they learn to understand each other.

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What happens

Manjapai (transl. Yellow Duffle) is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by N. Ragavan in his debut. Produced by Thirrupathi Brothers and A Sarkunam Cinemaz, it stars Vimal, Rajkiran and Lakshmi Menon. The film saw its worldwide release on 6 June 2014 and became a sleeper hit. The film was remade in Telugu as Erra Bus (2014) and in Kannada by the same director as Mr. Mommaga (2016). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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