Paaladai
1967 Tamil film directed by A. Bhimsingh
Paaladai (transl. Milk skin) is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by A. Bhimsingh and produced by M. R. Santhanam. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini and K. R. Vijaya. It was released on 16 June 1967.
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Sekar is a rich man belonging to a royal lineage. He is happily married to Janaki and hey have been married for around ten years, but have had no children. He yearns for children and as per his friends advice, he takes his wife Janaki to a gyno and she finds that it's impossible for Janaki to get pregnant. Janaki decides to hide it from her husband as it would devastate him completely. Janaki's sister Santha comes to stay with them during her vacations. By chance, Sivaji learns that his wife is infertile. He consoles her.
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