Ini Oru Sudhanthiram
1987 Indian film directed by Manivannan
Ini Oru Sudhanthiram (transl. Freedom Now) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language political drama film written and directed by Manivannan. The film, starring Sivakumar, was released on 12 June 1987, and failed at the box office.
Plot
Sundaramoorthy is an Indian liberal leader. He tries to obtain his pension money, but all his attempts are futile. His daughter Kannamma gets cheated by a collector and she gives birth to a baby but the collector avoids that baby. The collector is killed by Sundaramoorthy, who is sentenced to death. How the lives of such a leader and his family changes due to circumstances, forms the crux of the story.
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Production
Ini Oru Sudhanthiram, directed by Manivannan, was Sivakumar's 154th film as an actor. Raja played a character with negative shades, in contrast to the softer roles he was known for at the time. The film was launched at office premises of Kalaikovil.
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