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Paadha Kaanikkai is a film of genre Drama with Gemini Ganesan

Paadha Kaanikkai (1962)

Paadha Kaanikkai
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Length 2h38
Genres Drama
Rating70% 3.5308553.5308553.5308553.5308553.530855

Paadha Kaanikkai is a 1962 Tamil language drama film directed by K. Shankar. The film features Gemini Ganesan, Savitri, M. R. Radha and Kamal Haasan in lead roles.
The film, produced by G. N. Velumani, had musical score by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy and was released on 28 September 1962.

Actors

Gemini Ganesan
Kamal Haasan

(Child Artist)Kommareddy Savitri
Vijayakumari
C. R. Vijayakumari
And :
J. P. Chandrababu
Madras Rajagopala Radhakrishnan Naidu
S. A. Ashokan
M. V. Rajamma
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