Overview
Gunasekaran leaves Burma in the midst of World War II in order to return to India and attend his sister's wedding. However, tragedy befalls the family and they must find their place in a new Madras.
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Music
Music by R. Sudarsanam
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Cinematography
Cinematography by S. Maruti Rao
Details
- Directors
- Writers
- M. KarunanidhiScreenplay
- Pavalar BalasundaramOriginal Story
- Original title
- பராசக்தி
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 17, 1952
- Original language
- Tamil
- Countries
- India
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Cast
Sivaji GanesanGunasekaran
S. V. SahasranamamChandrasekaran
S. S. RajendranGnanasekaran
SriranjaniKalyani
Pandari BaiVimala
V. SusheelaSaraswathi
K. S. AngamuthuFruit Seller
T. K. RamachandranVenu
V. K. RamasamyNarayana Pillai
T. P. MuthulakshmiKantha
K. P. KamakshiPoosaari- DoraiswamyManikkam Pillai
- K M NambirajanVellai Sami
- M. N. KrishnanKuppan
- D. V. NarayanasamiThambidurai
- V. K. KarthikeyanTamil Pandit
- A. S. JayaParvathi
KannadasanJudge (uncredited)
Kumari KamalaSelf - Dancer- T. D. KusalakumariSelf - Dancer
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