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August 16, 1947

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August 16, 1947

5.0

2h 24m

2023

Synopsis

An atrocious British general is in charge of a secluded fictional village in pre-Independence Madras. Spanning in three days, from 14 August to 16 August 1947 and follows the illiterate and oppressed villagers’ lives as they fail to receive the news of India’s Independence due to isolation. A local lout, Param, leads a revolt to free them all.

Director

NS. Ponkumar

ActionDrama

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Gautham Ram Karthik

Gautham Ram Karthik

Revathy Sharma

Revathy Sharma

Pugazh

Pugazh

TSR

TSR

Richard Ashton

Richard Ashton

Jason Shah

Jason Shah

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