Periyar

May 4, 2007

2h 25m

★ 0.0

Overview

Periyar joins the Indian struggle for independence after being disgusted by the injustices of the Hindu caste system. Later, he begins fighting for the rights of Tamilians.

Genres

History

Drama

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Cast

E. V. Ramasamy a.k.a. Periyar

Sathyaraj

Ramanathan

Vagai Chandrasekar

Nagammai

Jyothirmayi

Maniammai

Khushboo

Manorama

Kaikala Satyanarayana

C. N. Annadurai

S. S. Stanley

B. R. Ambedkar

Mohan Raman

M. R. R. Vasu

Vijay Adhiraj

Swarnamalya

Vennira Aadai Nirmala

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