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Paradesi is a film of genre Drama directed by Bala with Atharvaa

Paradesi (2013)

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Length 2h6
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Genres Drama,    Historical
Rating79% 3.993293.993293.993293.993293.99329

Paradesi ( English: Vagabond) is a 2013 Indian Tamil drama film written and directed by Bala starring Adharvaa, Vedhicka and Dhansika. The film's music was scored by G. V. Prakash Kumar. The film is based on real life incidents that took place before independence in the 1930s. It released on 15 March 2013. The dubbed version of Telugu was released with the same name. The film opened mostly to positive reviews. Sify said that the box office collections were average.

Synopsis

Rasa (Adharvaa) is a carefree young man living in a rural village in the Madras Presidency during the early days of the British Raj. Orphaned at a young age, he is brought up by his nagging but loving hunchback grandmother. Angamma (Vedhicka), a village girl falls for him and takes pleasure in bullying him. When she finally confesses her feelings for him, they have sex and soon reveal the fact that they are in love before the entire village and also get into physical relationship. Angamma's mother objects as Rasa is jobless and irresponsible, making him unqualified to become anyone's husband.

Actors

Atharvaa

(Raasa)Uma Riyaz Khan
Vedhika

(Angamma)Dhansika

(Maragadham)Riythvika

(Karuthakanni)
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