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Padikkadha Medhai

1960 · 164 min

A slow, heartfelt family melodrama that piles on the suffering before rewarding simple goodness with a tearful, satisfying reunion.

Directed by
A. Bhimsingh
Genres
Drama
Overview
Chandrasekaran, an industrialist, is very successful in his business and has a loving family. His three sons and two daughters live happily as one family. He brings up an orphan, Rangan (Sivaji Ganesan), who is utterly devoted to the family. Calamity strikes the family in the form of loss in business. The last daughter's marriage gets cancelled. The brothers and their wives ill-treat their parents and Rangan and his wife. Seeing this Chandrasekaran has no choice to ask Rangan and his wife leave their house. Aftermath Chandrasekaran dies a broken-hearted man leaving his wife and youngest daughter to be in their children's merciless hospitality. Rangan, with his simplicity and pure-hardheartedness, takes it upon himself to look after the mother and sister. In the end, he proves that love and affection is the greatest wealth.
How it feels
Earnest, melancholic, warm and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Family, betrayal, greed, loyalty
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Directed by
A. Bhimsingh
Genres
Drama
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Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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