August 16 1947

Directed by NS. Ponkumar
2023    2h 24mAction, Drama
6.714%5.0
An atrocious British general is in charge of a secluded fictional village in pre-Independence Madras. Spanning in three days, from 14 August to 16 August 1947 and follows the illiterate and oppressed villagers’ lives as they fail to receive the news of India’s Independence due to isolation. A local lout, Param, leads a revolt to free them all.
  • Gautham Ram KarthikParaman
  • Revathy SharmaThenmalli
  • PugazhThavudu
  • TSR
  • Richard Ashton
  • Jason Shah
  • Madhusudhan RaoSengadu Zamindar
  • Bose VenkatIndian Officer
  • Madhan Bob
  • Neelima RaniParamans Mother
  • NS. PonkumarDirector / Writer
  • Aditya JoshiCo-Producer
  • Om Prakash BhattProducer
  • Narsiram ChoudharyProducer
  • A. R. MurugadossProducer
  • T SantanamProduction Design
  • Selvakumar SKDirector Of Photography
  • Perumal SelvamCostume Designer
  • A R AbdulMakeup Designer
  • R. SudharsanEditor

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