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Kalthoon is a film of genre Drama directed by Sundarrajan with Sivaji Ganesan
Kalthoon (1981)
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Add to a movie listKalthoon is a 1981 Indian Tamil film, directed by Major Sundarrajan and produced by S. S. Karuppa Sami. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Major Sundarrajan and Nagesh in lead roles. The film had musical score by M S Viswanathan.
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