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August 16, 1947

An atrocious British general is in charge of a secluded fictional village in pre-Independence Madras. Spanning in three days, from 14 August to 16 August 1947 and follows the illiterate and oppressed villagers’ lives as they fail to receive the news of India’s Independence due to isolation. A local lout, Param, leads a revolt to free them all.

Top Cast

  • Gautham Ram Karthik

    Gautham Ram Karthik

    Paraman

  • Revathy Sharma

    Revathy Sharma

    Thenmalli

  • Pugazh

    Pugazh

    Thavudu

  • TSR

    TSR

  • Richard Ashton

    Richard Ashton

  • Jason Shah

    Jason Shah

  • Madhusudhan Rao

    Madhusudhan Rao

    Sengadu Zamindar

  • Bose Venkat

    Bose Venkat

    Indian Officer

  • Madhan Bob

    Madhan Bob

Overview

An atrocious British general is in charge of a secluded fictional village in pre-Independence Madras. Spanning in three days, from 14 August to 16 August 1947 and follows the illiterate and oppressed villagers’ lives as they fail to receive the news of India’s Independence due to isolation. A local lout, Param, leads a revolt to free them all.

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