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Paradesi

Paradesi

20137.62h 6m

Overview

Before independence during the 1940's depicts the lives of poor carefree villagers who are lured to work in tea plantation farms and how they are forced to live rest of their lives as slaves with no traces of hope and freedom.

Directed by Bala
Written by Nanjilnadan, Bala, Vairamuthu
Produced by Bala
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Top Cast

Atharvaa Murali

Atharvaa Murali

Raasa

Sai Dhanshika

Sai Dhanshika

Maragadham

Vedhika

Vedhika

Angamma

K

Karthik Ashokan

Thangarasu

Riythvika

Riythvika

Karuthakanni

J

Jerald Arockiam

Kangaani

Sivashankar Master

Sivashankar Master

Parisutham

K

Kalpana Shree

Angamma's mother

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookplantationtragedysold into slavery

About Paradesi

Paradesi is a drama, history film released in 2013 exploring themes of based on novel or book, plantation, tragedy, sold into slavery. Directed by Bala, it stars Atharvaa Murali, Sai Dhanshika, Vedhika. Before independence during the 1940's depicts the lives of poor carefree villagers who are lured to work in tea plantation farms and how they are forced to live rest of their lives as slaves with no traces of hope and freedom.

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