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Varumayin Niram Sivappu is a film of genre Drama directed by Kailasam Balachander with Kamal Haasan
Varumayin Niram Sivappu (1980)
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Add to a movie listVarumaiyin Niram Sivappu (The Colour of Poverty is Red) is a 1980 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by K. Balachander, starring Kamal Haasan and Sridevi in the lead roles. The film was remade in Telugu as Aakali Rajyam (1981) with Kamal Haasan and Sridevi in lead roles directed by K. Balachander. The film was also remade in Hindi as Zara Si Zindagi with Kamal Haasan and Anita Raj in 1983, directed by K. Balachander himself.
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The film depicts the struggles of youth and their disillusionment with a socialist Indian society in general. Centering around three educated but unemployed youth trying to earn a living, the story touches several aspects of Indian social norms of the period.Actors
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