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Padithal Mattum Podhuma

1961 · 155 min

A heavy, slow-burning family melodrama where loyalty and misunderstanding pile up until the emotional weight becomes almost unbearable.

Directed by: A. Bhimsingh
Genres: Drama
Starring: Sivaji Ganesan, Savitri, K. Balaji

Overview: Gopal dearly loves his brother Raju, despite the latter's unkind acts and frauds. But fate seems to have something else in store for Gopal as he is soon accused of killing Raju

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Directed by: A. Bhimsingh
Genres: Drama
Starring: Sivaji Ganesan, Savitri, K. Balaji

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
betrayal
guilt
loyalty
class
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: A. Bhimsingh
Starring: Sivaji Ganesan, Savitri, K. Balaji, M. R. Radha, S. V. Ranga Rao, Manorama
Runtime: 155 min
Languages: Tamil

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