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Velli Vizha is a film of genre Drama directed by Kailasam Balachander with Gemini Ganesan
Velli Vizha (1972)
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Add to a movie listVelli Vizha (Tamil: வெள்ளிவிழா English: Silver Jubilee) is a 1972 Indian Tamil film, directed by K. Balachander and produced by B. Duraisami. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Jayanthi, Vanisri and S. Varalakshmi in lead roles. The film had musical score by V. Kumar.
Actors
Gemini Ganesan
(Bala)
Jayanthi
(Banu)
Vanisri
(Sheela)
S. Varalakshmi
(Sivakami)
Thengai Srinivasan
(Aramuthan)
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