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Andhaman Kaidhi is a film of genre Drama with M. G. Ramachandran
Andhaman Kaidhi (1952)
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Andhaman Kaidhi (Tamil: அந்தமான் கைதி) (English: The Prisoner of the Andamans India) is a Tamil language film starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role. The film was released in 1952.
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In the opening sequence, jailed former labor leader Nataraj (M. G. Ramachandran) is telling his cellmates about the suffering his family endured as a result of uncle Ponnambalam (K. Sarangapani) betraying his fellow Indians in order to help the British. Nataraj tells of how Ponnambalam murdered his father, swindled his mother of her meager savings and forced her sister Leela (P. K. Saraswathi) into marriage. Nataraj hunts down and kills his uncle, which lands him in jail to tell his story.Actors
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