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Release Date:
April 27, 1990
Original Title:
மருதுபாண்டி
Alternate Titles:
Marudhu Paandi
Marudhu Pandi
Maruthu Paandi
Genres:
Action | Crime | Romance
Production Companies:
Ponmanam Films
Production Countries:
India
Ratings / Certifications:
IN: UA
Runtime: 130
In the village Ammapatti, Maruthu Pandi is a coracle operator in day and the village protector at night. The villagers give him food in exchange of his work. Maruthu Pandi has a mentally ill sister Lakshmi who is pregnant and he takes care of Lakshmi like a mother. Kanagavalli, a dancer, slowly falls in love with Maruthu Pandi. Kanagavalli is in fact a police officer who wants to arrest Maruthu Pandi. Maruthu Pandi's real name is Manickam, and after a revealed flashback, police team come to Ammapatti to arrest Manickam. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Dialogue:
R. P. Viswam
Director:
Manoj Kumar
Director of Photography:
R. H. Ashok
Editor:
Srinivas Krishna
Original Music Composer:
Ilaiyaraaja
Screenplay:
Manoj Kumar
Writer:
Manoj Kumar
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