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Meendum Oru Mariyathai (2018)

Meendum Oru Mariyathai poster
Original title
மீண்டும் ஒரு மரியாதை
Directed by
Bharathiraja
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
1h 55m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This is a Tamil drama about a man trying to earn the respect of others in his community. The story follows his personal journey and the relationships along the way.

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What happens

Meendum Oru Mariyathai (transl. Once again a respect) is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language drama film written, produced and directed by Bharathirajaa. The film, starring himself, Rasi Nakshatra, and Mounika is bankrolled under his banner Manoj Creations. The majority of songs were composed by N. R. Raghunanthan and the score by Sabesh–Murali while cinematography was handled by Salai Sagadevan. The film, which began production in 2014 under the title OM, premiered at the 2018 South Asian Short Film Festival, and had its theatrical release on 21 February 2020. It was Bharathirajaa's last feature film as director before his death in 2026 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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