Kappalottiya Thamizhan — 50 Tamil Movies to watch before you die — 11

Sylvian Patrick
Nov 2 · 7 min read
Kappalottiya Thamizhan (1961)

The Tamil history is full of legends, compelling anecdotes and wonderful heroic stories. But the number of historical movies and historical fictions are very minimal. One of the biggest problems in Tamil (Indian cinema in general) is the hagiographic nature of biographical films. There are not many movies that are true to history and the personality of the person…

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